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River crossing, summer 2000

River crossing, summer 2000

For 11 years, swimmers have faced the river’s tumultuous waters for the sheer pleasure of it, in the Traversée du fleuve Grondines-Leclercville.
Cartoon by Raoul Hunter (March 2, 1988)

Cartoon by Raoul Hunter (March 2, 1988)

This cartoon, dated March 2, 1988, illustrates the victory of the citizens’ protest movement in its fight against Hydro-Québec to avoid an overhead crossing for the high-voltage line […]
Fishing at the old Grondines wharf, circa 1955

Fishing at the old Grondines wharf, circa 1955

Fishing has always been popular in Grondines. Today, the end of the wharf is the place to be for experienced fishermen and amateurs alike, but there was a […]
Donat Trottier and his fishing partner proudly posing with their catch, Grondines, circa 1950

Donat Trottier and his fishing partner proudly posing with their catch, Grondines, circa 1950

The waters off Grondines offer to the most patient walleye, bass, striped bass, sturgeon and catfish.
Émile Sauvageau, Pierre Trottier and his father Donat proudly pose with a bustard, Grondines, 1958

Émile Sauvageau, Pierre Trottier and his father Donat proudly pose with a bustard, Grondines, 1958

At the age of 13, Pierre Trottier, along with his father Donat and hunting partner Émile Sauvageau, discovered a heritage more than a century old: waterfowl hunting. He […]
Young people in a canoe near the lighthouse in the Grondines headlands, circa 1945

Young people in a canoe near the lighthouse in the Grondines headlands, circa 1945

This photo shows the lighthouse guiding ships in the distance, located in the Grondines headlands between the villages of Grondines and Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.
River crossing, summer 2000

River crossing, summer 2000

In the summer of 1995, a group of swimmers tackled the 3.5 km between the Grondines and Leclercville wharves for the first time. Raymond Faucher’s idea of swimming […]
Ice fishing near the mill, Grondines, circa 1950

Ice fishing near the mill, Grondines, circa 1950

In the past, ice fishing was a popular pastime in Grondines. As soon as the ice pack was thick enough, numerous little cabins appeared on the river, near […]