Magog

The city

Magog was recognized like the city where it makes best live with the Quebec. Magog belongs to MRC Memphrémagog, where one finds the Lac Memphrémagog. Magog is divided into several parts, the city having been recently increased, one can know all his territory with difficulty.

With the new municipal fusions decided by the Government of Quebec, Omerville was amalgamated with the municipality, the Canton of Magog, the east coast and West of the lake was also amalgamated. Since, these fusions, the population of the city reached in 2005,23 105 citizens. The town of Magog is a “green” good place to visit!

Areas

Magog Beach

Magog Beach , is with being the area which borders northern bank of the Lac Memphrémagog. It is there that the majority do without the activities of the city.

All begins in bay from Magog, where one finds the Rivière Magog, which flows in the middle of the city. With trade, nautical restaurants and services borders some, it is a place pleasant to sail.

The Merry point as well as the Merry beach represent the territory of the city on bank, a green big space where, be like winter, of the cultural activities, sporting and of all kinds are organized by the various partners of the town of Magog. One finds there a public beach, a park, two parkings, a cycle track (the incredible green road), a way to walk, a skating rink in winter, a frozen alley, as well as ten of other installations the whole in edge of the lake.

At the end of the walk on the lake, one finds, close to the skate-park and of the tourist station of information, the street Cabana. The street Cabana is a ground point which delimits the exit of the marsh and the end of bay of Magog. At the end of the point, one finds imposing it Yacht Club and bar the Breeze, which accommodates in summer the impressive fleet of cruiser with engine of the citizens of the city. The grounds in edge of the lake on the Cabana point are most expensive of the city, except those of the Magog river, in 2004, one estimated at 8 000.00 $ of the linear foot the basic price of a ground.

More in the west still, one finds the Memphré-Club, a field of condos built on the marsh in the years 1990. The field has a very beautiful beach on the edge of the lake. Just at side, one finds the ground of the city named the Beach of the Cantons, in the past the municipal beach of the Canton of Magog, it is an attractive sporting center today. It accommodates there the team of Triathlon of the city, as well as the Yacht Club, which lodges the team of Memphrémagog veil to him. One offers to it also courses and turns guided of the marsh, as well as hirings of boats with veil or kayak and boats. Near, one finds the sporting center Azur, one can practice there tennis, swimming or the climbing with professional truths. The bar Lady Off The Lake, in reference to the steamer which ran in the south of the lake at the beginning of the century, also opened its doors during the former years, the owner, Guy Rompré, offers to it a bar and a fine restaurant. The Lac Memphrémagog (and its neighborhoods) offers several amusing activities, of which: the bathe, walk, the bicycle, the walk in boat etc

To celebrate

As regards the bars and nightclubs, one counts of it a rather significant number in the only downtown area. The microbrassery Memphré is a pub where environment is relaxed; sofas, , billiard table babyfoot , of poker, beds external, terrace, varied background music, DJ and Dance floor first Saturday of the month, several beers brewed on the spot one offers to it small midday, evening as well as a table of host. The Pub of the bridge is a restaurant pub which acceuille often groups of music to scatter its covered terrace. Liquor Store is the nightclub of the city. Strong music, DJ and Dance floor , sofas, several compartments more isolated from the music, immense terrace, groups the summer. Bronco Billy, so known under the name of Saloon, offers services of musicians country and dance on line. Famous for its mechanical bull, it is to be tested at least once while passing downtown. The Old Theater is a room of Billiards (several tables), giant screens for various sporting matches, groups of musics in concerts. The St-Michel Coffee offers to you so much be like winter of the services of groups inside (winter), that outside (be by good weather), splendid terasse, environment Lounge and varied music.

Downtown area

The main street is the center of the activities of the city, made up of a hundred shops of all kinds and of a system of its complete you will adore to visit it and finish your walk with the cinema of the corner. Teams of professional (Appalache) deals of the decoration and the installation of the street and the parks according to the various festivals or season of the year. What makes of it the most pleasant and cordial downtown area of Estrie.

The Parks Of the Brave men is the cultural site of the center town, just like the point Merry, one presents to it, throughout the year, of incredible exposures as of animations where one can, of course, to meet the mascot of the city, Memphré! In winter, the city organizes a big competition of sculpture of ice, works are exposed to the park. They is there that at the end of June, the elementary schools, and now secondaries also, of the area presents the large Circus Of Stars, a circus produced by Guy Rompré and increasingly more popular year by year. The park is located in front of the Brassard house of the Arm-band-Saint-Patrice school which was directed a long time by diabolic Soeur Angele. The two houses less accommodate with them two steps than 700 pupils. During the period of the festivals the environment of the park is incredible, music of Christmas, professional lighting and decoration to cut the breath. Magog, of happiness to divide!

Municipalities bordering

Sources

Repertory of the municipalities of Quebec
Commission of toponymy of Quebec
municipal Businesses and areas - regional charts

External bonds

Official site of the town of Magog
HTTP: /tourisme-memphremagog.com/restauration.php?cid=501/ Tourism Memphrémagog

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