The mills of Île de la Visitation at the Sault-au-Récollet: Celebrating 300 years of history in 2026!
Postcard published around 1900. In the center: a paper mill, on the left: its tall smokestack overlooking the mill’s dike, cluttered with barrels and other materials. In the foreground: a roll-in dock on the water basin.

The mills of Île de la Visitation at the Sault-au-Récollet: Celebrating 300 years of history in 2026!

Société d’Histoire d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville 2023
Topics
Cultures, Heritage, History, Indigenous, Industry, Nature

Discover, through images and stories, the history of the mills at Île de la Visitation at the Sault-au-Récollet. By 1726, the Des Prairies river was powering the mills and the village was established. Come meet the people who have kept the village’s heart beating for nearly 300 years: millers, bridge builders, workers, bosses, and ice cutters.


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Credits

Research

Société d’histoire d’Ahuntsic-Cartierville

Text

French writer

Jacques Lebleu
Jocelyn Duff

French editor

Séverine Le Page

English editor

Jacques Lebleu

Comparative editor

Séverine Le Page

Translation

English translator

Alexandre Payer

Production

Integration of content and layout

Jacques Lebleu

Audio

Claude Lalonde

Videography

Nicolas St-Germain

Photography

Jacques Lebleu

Original concept

Yvon Gagnon

Historical animation

Stéphane Tessier

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