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![Postcard published around 1900. In the center: a paper mill, on the left: its tall smokestack overlooking the mill’s dike, cluttered with barrels and other materials. In the foreground: a roll-in dock on the water basin.](https://www.communitystories.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fabrique-de-papier_sault-au-recollet_bandeau.jpg)
Discover, through images and stories, the history of the mills at Île de la Visitation at the Sault-au-Récollet. By 1726, the Des Prairies river was powering the mills and the village was established. Come meet the people who have kept the village’s heart beating for nearly 300 years: millers, bridge builders, workers, bosses, and ice cutters.
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