Charlevoix: Two Centuries at Murray BayIf resort life is what you crave, the long ramble in the Charlevoix region of Quebec offered by Philippe Dubé's book provides the desired change of scene. Using many photographs and illustrations of the elegant resort homes of the area, the people who built and inhabited them, and the tourists who flocked there during the summer, Dubé captures both the untamed beauty and the unique history of this remote resort region. From the introduction: Charlevoix sits on the north shore of the St Lawrence River in a fertile valley first colonized by the merchanys of Québec. Its early development under the French Régime was sporadic, but in due course the commercial climate improved. In 1762 Messrs John Nairne and Malcolm Fraser, officers of the Regiment of Fraser Highlanders, began work on their respective properties of Murray Bay and Mount Murray, granted by Governor James Murray. In their time the area was already renowned for its scenery and picturesque way of life, and vistitors would come from countirs far off as Scotland to stay for several months. Ever since, Charlevoix has fascinated travellers and charmed summer vacationers searching for peace and quiet. The locals, for their part, have welcomed outsiders. For over two centuries, then, Charlevoix has been a meeting place for the rural culture of the French and the urban culture that is by tradition predominantly Anglo-Saxon. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
A COUNTRY | 9 |
The Land of Landscapes | 11 |
A Mixture of France and Scotland | 17 |
Charlevoix | 31 |
HOLIDAYS | 43 |
Destination Murray Bay | 45 |
A New Art of Living | 97 |
JeanCharles Warren Master Builder | 115 |
The Architects | 131 |
Summer Resort Architecture | 163 |
Conclusion | 211 |
Notes | 215 |
Bibliography | 223 |
Illustration Credits | 259 |
VILLAS ON THE CLIFF | 111 |
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American Anonymous architect architecture Archives nationales Archives of Canada Arthur Buies Blake Buchanan building built Cabot Canada Ottawa Canada Steamship Lines Cap-à-l'Aigle century Chamard Charles Warren Charlevoix Château Chicoutimi Circa Coll colony Comporté Conan Cottage Duberger Échelle farm fishing France François French garden George Guide Hazeur Henry Historical historique interior Jacques Blouin James Macpherson Jean John Nairne La Malbaie land landscape Laure-Conan La Malbaie Lemoine Lower St Malbaie River Malcolm Fraser Manoir Richelieu McCord Museum Minturn Mme Louis Montréal Mount Murray Murray Bay Musée régional Laure Musée régional Laure-Conan Nairne's National Archives nationales du Canada nationales du Québec Ontario Pelletier Philip Mackenzie Photograph by Jacques Pierre Pierre-Georges Pointe-au-Pic Québec Québec river roof Saguenay Saguenay River seigneury sketch Société St Lawrence steamer style summer residents summer resort Tadoussac Taft tion Toronto tourists traditional Tremblay trip villa William Hume York