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Île aux Patins, around 1920

Black and white photograph (around 1920): landscape of Île aux Patins, Kamouraska. Rugged terrain (rocks, sparse vegetation, conifers). Several small wooden buildings scattered here and there. Foreground: flatter area (shore/lower part, traces of water/low tide).

Archives de la Côte-du-Sud, Joseph Napoléon Dumont Collection.

The Kamouraska Islands, including Île aux Patins, were places where people lived and worked. Local families exploited maritime resources for their subsistence and to support the local economy. The Kamouraska Islands also played an important role in navigation and communications. For example, Île Brûlée, near Île aux Patins, was equipped with a telegraph in 1809 and a lighthouse in 1862.