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Pierre et Clarida
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La
Cabane à Pierre
(Pierre’s
Log Cabin), is located in Saint-Édouard-de-Frampton, in the region called
La Beauce, 35 minutes south of Québec city. An incursion into the past
will lead you to an impressive log structure made entirely of wood,
isolated by hand with natural fiber (tow), huge central wood furnace, oil
lamps, massive wooden tables and benches, stone bread oven, beautiful
century-old wood stoves and so on. This typical lumber jack cabin was
built in 1993 by the owner Pierre Faucher on his ancestors land, in the
woods where maple trees grant us with sweet water.
Century
old sugar shack and the trapper camp
Visitors will discover the secrets of the
traditional maple sugar ritual so dear to the Québec folks while our
guide leads you to the century old family Faucher sugar shack. Also, you
can learn about fur trade and the men who, often unknown, risked their
lives and are undoubtedly part of our history. Festive
atmosphere
La Cabane à Pierre holds, within its environment, a long legacy of
traditional Quebec feasts handed down by its ancestors : folk music
and traditional dance, " all you can eat " home made
meals served at noon or supper time, warm crackling wood fire and the
delicious smell of slow baking bread. Come and join us In this wild
atmosphere, you will be transported at La Cabane à Pierre !
The Faucher family :
one hundred years of history
1905, Napoléon Faucher and his wife, Vitaline Lafontaine bought their
farm and maple grove in Frampton. Ten children are born from this union:
Odilon, Marie-Louise, Jules (father of Pierre Faucher, owner of La Cabane
à Pierre), Tancrède, Émile, Clarida, Romuald, Philippe, Emmanuel et
Alphonse. Philippe will take over his father’s house, farm and sugar
shack to pass it on to Pierre in 1988 who will then build what is today
known as La Cabane à Pierre.
Although the Fauchers maple
grove has kept its original aspect with its buckets and wood boiler, its
destiny will be somewhat transformed in 1993 with the opening of La
Cabane à Pierre. Since, tourists from around the world come
throughout the year to get in touch with Quebec’s traditionnal sugar
partys in a family atmosphere, authentic and festive.
Mrs Clarida Faucher, who grew up on the
family farm, in Frampton, is a living witness of the maple grove history.
99 years old, with her high heels, she regularly participates in La
Cabane à Pierre festive evenings and takes great pleasure discussing
with our guess. She may also be tempted by the live music and transport
herself to the dance floor! As though time, at La Cabane à Pierre,
had very little grip on anyone…especially on Clarida!
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La Cabane à Pierre
