Magasin de l’Abbaye d’Oka
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This shop offers a wide variety of local products, not the least being the abbey's famous Oka cheese. They also have a small dining area where you can dine on Oka cheese poutine and other tasty sundries.
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1001 Pots
One of the most interesting events in Val-David is this ceramic exhibition, held from July through mid-August, which started in 1988. On view is the Japanese-style pottery of 1001 Pots' founder Kinya Ishikawa—as well as pieces by up to 100 other ceramists. Ishikawa's studio also displays work by his wife, Marie-Andrée Benoît, who makes fish-shaped bowls with a texture derived from pressing canvas on the clay. There are workshops for adults and children throughout the exhibition, and there is always at least one artisan on-site. While you're there, take the time to enjoy tea in one of the three beautiful gardens and learn the art of the Japanese tea ceremony.
Atelier Bernard Chaudron, Inc.
If you're looking for an interesting conversation piece to bring back home with you, check out master craftsman Bernard Chaudron's hand-forged, lead-free pewter household objects that include oil lamps, hammered-silver beer mugs, pitchers, candleholders, and animal-themed knife rests.
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Créations d'Aujourd'hui
Specializing in decorative accessories, unique jewelry, candles, soaps, and natural perfumes, most created by local artists and artisans, many of the items on sale here have been transformed and repurposed by the shop’s owner to give them a distinctive second life.
Rue Principale
Small fashion boutiques, restaurant terraces, and cute gift shops in old French-Canadian and Victorian homes adorned with bright awnings and flowers line this popular tree-lined shopping street.
