Kuujjuarapik
The Southernmost Nunavik Village, Sitting Beside The Cree Community Of Whapmagoostui At The Great Whale River Mouth, With A Sandy Coast, Trails Through Dunes, Bird Life, A Long Hudson'S Bay Company History And Inuit And Cree Traditions Living Side By Side. Reached Only By Air · Kuujjuarapik, Quebec
Kuujjuarapik is an Inuit village of about 900 people at the mouth of the Great Whale River on Hudson Bay, the southernmost village of Nunavik. It stands beside the Cree community of Whapmagoostui, so two peoples, two languages and two councils share one sandy point, and visitors often pass between them without noticing the boundary. It is reached only by scheduled flight, normally from Montreal, and it is not a sightseeing town: there is no old quarter, no tour desk and no fixed programme. The setting is gentler than farther north, with spruce on the river banks, dunes along the shore and a long beach on the bay. A Hudson Bay Company post stood at the river mouth in the 1800s, and the settlement has a long trade history. Services are a Co-op store, a Northern store, a small hotel and a few takeaways (confirm). The season is short and costs are high, so plan spare days and hire local guides for any trip on the river or the bay.
Kuujjuarapik, an Inuit and Cree village of about 900 people at the mouth of the Great Whale River on Hudson Bay, the southernmost village of Nunavik, reached by scheduled flight; coordinates approximate, Kuujjuarapik, Quebec, Canada
Kuujjuarapik keeps no visiting hours because it is a living village. The Co-op, the Northern store, the hotel and any community hall keep their own hours, often roughly 9 to 5 on weekdays with shorter days at weekends - confirm by phone. Boat and fishing trips run roughly June to September while the Great Whale River and the bay are open, and snowmobile trips run roughly February to April. Midsummer brings very long days, and midwinter brings long darkness and fewer services for visitors. Walking the beach and the streets costs nothing at any hour. Sundays and public holidays are quiet, so buy food and fuel the day before.