Once a major shipbuilding and lumbering village, today Belliveau Cove offers a picturesque municipal park, restaurants and art galleries.
Named in 1769 or 1770 after Jean Belliveau and his three sons, Charles-Martin, Joseph-Jacques and Frédéric, who were among the first Acadian settlers in the area.
The Joseph-et-Marie-Dugas Municipal Park, named after the first Acadian couple to arrive in the area in 1768, features a wharf, lighthouse, and a 5 km nature trail bordering the shoreline and freshwater wetlands.
The park hosts a summer Farmers Market every Saturday from May to October. On Friday evenings in the park, the Beaux-Vendredis seafood suppers offer fresh lobster, clams and crab, as well as local Acadian music. The beach is a popular spot for clamdigging and kite flying.
At nearby Major's Point, the first Acadian cemetery dating from 1755 and The Little Chapel or "La petite chapelle" are open to visitors.
