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Elsie Reford and Evelyn Reford Approaching the Base of the Falls

Elsie Reford and Evelyn Reford Approaching the Base of the Falls

Fishing is not for everyone. This did not stop Elsie Reford from doing her best to convert others to love the sport as she did. One of those […]
Letter from Percy Nobbs of the Province of Quebec Association for the Protection of Fish and Game

Letter from Percy Nobbs of the Province of Quebec Association for the Protection of Fish and Game

Percy Nobbs was a Montreal architect and professor of architecture – best known today for the building on Sherbrooke Street in Montreal that is now the McCord Museum. […]
Lord Bessborough

Lord Bessborough

One of the rituals at Estevan Lodge was to entertain Canada’s governor general for fishing for a week or more every summer. Elsie Reford entertained a succession of […]
A Record Catch

A Record Catch

This wooden panel is an outline of the largest fish ever caught on the Metis River. At 45 lbs and more than 45 inches in length, this exceptional […]