Godfrey Rhodes and his nephew (on the steps) stopping by the Poitras farm at Rivière aux Canards, near Tadoussac, c. 1890.
Evans Collection, www.tidesoftadoussac.com.
William Rhodes often fished on Marguerite River, as did his friends who had built cottages nearby. This love of fishing was transmitted through the generations of the area’s summering families.
In this photograph, we see Godfrey (1850‒1932) on the steps of the Poitras house. A son of the first Rhodes to come to Tadoussac, Godfrey would later own Domaine Cataraqui in Sillery. In the Charlevoix, he enjoyed hunting trips with Mr. Poitras, owner of this log farmhouse.
Given the region’s abundance of salmon, fishermen would go door-to-door selling their catch cheaply. Salmon was a staple at the dinner table. Meals were often livened up with the addition of wild berries picked and sold by local children who would walk barefoot from one prospective customer to the next.