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Shipbuilding, circa 1900

Black and white photo of a ship under construction. Several men are beside and in the ship.

Source: Jeanne d’Arc Devault Collection.

At the end of the 19th century, no less than two-thirds of the barges built in Portneuf County came from Grondines.

“Not only did Grondines account for more than 40% of schooner construction in the Québec City area, it also boasted unrivalled transport capacity for this type of vessel”. (France Normand, 1995)