Tours and programs

Take part in activities that will help you discover the site, such as a guided walking tour, historical film screening, Xplorers children's program, and more.

Guided tours for the general public

Enjoy this immersive experience that delves into the heart of regional history! The tour offers a captivating journey through the various perspectives of the communities that frequented the fort, including the Algonquin people, fort staff, and intrepid travelers.

Learn more about the Indigenous presence that spans six millennia on the site and gain insight into intense rivalries among fur traders that animated this former trading post for 300 years. Discover daily life at the fort including the vegetable garden, and even the bread oven and be mesmerized by the natural beauty that surrounds it, by exploring the pebble beach, the lake. Our experienced guides will transport you through different slices of life across time. Don’t miss it!

Length: 90 minutes

Schedule: every day from Tuesday, July 2 to Friday, August 16, 2024, at 10:30 am in English and 1:30 pm in French, no reservation required.

Location: visitor center

Languages offered: French and English

 

Self-guided tour of the 14 outdoor historical scenes of life

Stroll around the site and discover 14 stations featuring the lives of trading post characters.

You are in the very place where trappers came to sell the fruits of their labours to merchants and traders who would ship them on to Europe.

Explore further with the enchanted forest, so named for its trees twisted into strange shapes by strong winds, will give you the impression of having been parachuted in from another world.

Location: 1.5 km outdoor trail between the visitor center and the tip of the Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site

Languages offered: French and English

Self-guided tour of the site

This site, filled with a rich history, is a great place for families and children alike, with its various outdoor attractions: a play module, life-size character scenes, pebble beaches…

In high season, learn about the daily life of the site at the time with our heritage interpreters.

Location: 1.5 km outdoor trail between the visitor center and the tip of the Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site

Languages offered: French and English

Parks Canada Xplorers program

The Xplorers program is dedicated for children aged 6 to 11 visiting Parks Canada sites with their families. At Obadjiwan–Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site, the Xplorers booklet takes the children on a hunt for clues. Memorize the clues and find the secret password to earn a reward. Good luck!

Languages offered: French and English

The film “The Voyageurs”

Filmed in 1964 by the National Film Board of Canada, this documentary is being shown in the multi-purpose room. It tells the story of simple, spirited men who set off to reach the West. In service of companies with a hunger for fur, they push their incursions farther and farther into the Pacific Ocean.

Length: 20 minutes

Audience: for all ages

Location: visitor center

Languages offered: French and English