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This video made for the Z.E.C. de la rivière Mitis presents the strategies developed for the Mitis River to preserve and increase the salmon population in the river. […]
Thomas Fenwick (1830-1905) was a Presbyterian minister in Metis and an artist of some talent. While ministering to the Presbyterians at Leggatt’s Point, he painted in his spare […]
The arrival of a fishing camp at the mouth of the Metis River was not greeted with enthusiasm by all local residents. While many were employed building the […]
Life on the river was not only about fishing. It was also about family. Robert and Elsie Reford had two sons; and their two sons each had two […]
The chasm of the Metis River was deep and the current strong between the falls and the river mouth. The views were impressive, with the steep banks of […]
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 […]
The port at Grand-Métis was busy with ships in 1800s and the 1900s. The port welcomed small cargo ships and goélettes, small sailing ships that were able to […]
Logging was the enemy of salmon fishing. The logs jammed the river and left a heavy sludge of bark and refuse on the river bottom that often impeded […]
The falls on the Metis River were a tourist attraction for generations of travellers visiting the region. One of the first “tourists” was Montréal photographer Alexander Henderson. He […]
