Lac à Vase [Silt Lake]

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As in many other places, marl was harvested from the bottom of lac à Vase (Silt Lake). This activity brought workers to the village, “boys who boarded from elsewhere […] The girls loved it; they were unbuttoned guys!”¹

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

“Farming went out the window—it was nothing but rock!”

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¹ Marie-Louis Bourdages, story collected by the artist, April 10, 2025.

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1. to 3. Marie-Claude De Souza, 2026.