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Category: Animals

Two Hooded Mergansers, Grondines, 2021

Two Hooded Mergansers, Grondines, 2021

The Grondines headlands are home to a rich and diverse bird life. Several species of duck are found there, including the Hooded Merganser.
Snow geese feeding at Grondines, 2021

Snow geese feeding at Grondines, 2021

Every year, thousands of snow geese stop off at the Grondines headlands on their long spring and autumn migration. The Grondines headlands are also a stopover for many […]
Two children with their calves, Grondines, circa 1955

Two children with their calves, Grondines, circa 1955

By the turn of the 1950s, many Grondines farms were dedicated to dairy production.
Herd of cows on a Grondines farm, circa 1940

Herd of cows on a Grondines farm, circa 1940

As in many regions of Quebec, dairy production became increasingly important in Grondines in the first half of the 20th century. The province moved from subsistence farming to […]