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The location marked on the map is approximate in order to preserve the site’s mystery.
Located on private land, the trou à Mathilde (Mathilde’s Hole) is a cave that has been known to the local population for over 100 years.1 Its walls form 90° angles so perfect it’s hard to imagine they are natural: “[…] you could make people believe it was built by aliens.”2
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AUDIO
[FRENCH] Interview with Joël Parisé, April 7, 2025.
“You have to know where it is!”
[FRENCH] Interview with Michel Beaupré, May 15, 2025.
A former geologist explains the natural phenomenon.
NOTES
1 Raynald Horth, story collected by Camillia Buenestado Pilon in 2024. According to Raynald, a citizen of Saint-Godefroi, Alfred Larocque went there with his grandfather John Larocque.
2 Joël Parisé, story collected by the artist, 7 avril 2025.
IMAGES
1. and 2. Raynald Hort’s archives.
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![Pont des Anglais [English Road]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/st_elzear_pont_des_anglais/st_elzear_pont_des_anglais-4015142904.jpg)
![Blue Mountain Range [English]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/shigawake_blue_moutain_range_01/shigawake_blue_moutain_range_01-180299223.jpg)
![Lac à Vase [Silt Lake]](https://topoesie.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/images/fixe/st_elzear_lac_a_vase_01/st_elzear_lac_a_vase_01-5999573.jpg)