Chargemente en cours de…
Néross [English] Descente de plus en plus abrupte vers le site de baignade Chute à l'est Aval de la rivière à l'ouest

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While nobody in the French-speaking community can agree on its pronunciation 1 —Nez Ross, Néross, Nearest, Narrows… Everybody agrees that you have to climb a steep hill to get there. “You’ve really got to want to go for a swim!”2

“You had to be in shape to get there; your great-grandparents definitely weren’t [going to get there],”3 which is exactly what made it such an enticing place for young people who wanted to have fun away from the all-seeing eyes of their elders.

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[FRENCH] Interview with Marie-Louis and Monette Bourdages, April 10, 2025.

A narrow passage in the river.

“It jammed” during log drives.

Importance of the forestry industry in Saint-Elzéar.

 

[FRENCH] Interview with Louisette Henry, April 9, 2025.

“Nobody has been able to tell me the exact name.” 

History of the sawmill.

Her husband’s career in forestry.

 

[FRENCH] Interview with Pâquerette Poirier and Michel Beaupré, May 15, 2025.

A meeting place (friends, lovers).

 

NOTES

1 Designations collected by Camillia Buenestado-Pilon on the Facebook group Raconte-moi Saint-Elzéar 1924-2024.

2 Marie-Louis Bourdages, story collected by the artist, April 10, 2025.

3 Pâquerette Poirier, story collected by the artist, May 15, 2025.

 

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Marie-Claude De Souza, 2026.

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