FROM YESTERDAY TO TODAY,
AN ISLAND WAY OF LIFE

Rain or shine, for over a hundred years, the residents have adapted to life on this small mainland island and have developed a characteristic lifestyle linked to their environment while preserving the natural wealth that has made the island’s reputation for centuries.

Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005

Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005

Entrance to Town of Île-Cadieux. Sign created by Andrée Carrière et sculpted by Pierre Choquette - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011

Entrance to Town of Île-Cadieux. Sign created by Andrée Carrière et sculpted by Pierre Choquette
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011

Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927

Source: © Collection Alain Besner, around 1930

Source: © Collection Alain Besner, around 1930

Le chemin de l’Île in all weathers

Crossing the island surrounded by Lake of Two Mountains, a cul-de-sac road so narrow that you have to walk very slowly, gives access to some sixty houses hidden by tall trees.

Source: Bernard Bourbonnais, 2007

Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2007

Margaret McNulty with her granddaughters Patricia and Frances Rowell
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1934

Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011

IMAGE GALLERY

Entrance to Town of Île-Cadieux. Sign created by Andrée Carrière et sculpted by Pierre Choquette - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011
Entrance to Town of Île-Cadieux. Sign created by Andrée Carrière et sculpted by Pierre Choquette - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011
The great white egret, a familiar presence and icon of île Cadieux - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
The great white egret, a familiar presence and icon of île Cadieux - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: © Collection Alain Besner, around 1930
Source: © Collection Alain Besner, around 1930
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
The taxi, driven by Arthur and Georges Poirier, transported vacationers between the montée Cadieux station, the Municipality of Belle-Plage and the Town of Île-Cadieux - Source: Collection Claudia Chebin, around 1930
The taxi, driven by Arthur and Georges Poirier, transported vacationers between the montée Cadieux station, the Municipality of Belle-Plage and the Town of Île-Cadieux - Source: Collection Claudia Chebin, around 1930
William R. Eakin and his son Irwin - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
William R. Eakin and his son Irwin - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
Source: Bernard Bourbonnais, 2007
Source: Bernard Bourbonnais, 2007
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2017
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2017
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011
Helen and James Cambell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Helen and James Cambell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Margaret McNulty (standing) on the dock at 23 chemin de l’Île - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
Margaret McNulty (standing) on the dock at 23 chemin de l’Île - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
Margaret McNulty with her granddaughters Patricia and Frances Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1934
James Campbell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
James Campbell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, after 1924
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, after 1924
Family of Dr. Napoléon Laporte - Source: © Société historique de Saint-Boniface / archivesshsb.mb.ca, 1954
Family of Dr. Napoléon Laporte - Source: © Société historique de Saint-Boniface / archivesshsb.mb.ca, 1954
Summer residence located at 41 Chemin de l’île - Source: © Collection François Leroux, around 1931
Summer residence located at 41 Chemin de l’île - Source: © Collection François Leroux, around 1931
Floods spring 2017 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2017
Floods spring 2017 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2017
Ice storm, April 2023 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2023
Ice storm, April 2023 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2023
Picking on the island - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1924
Picking on the island - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1924
Douglas Bremner, mayor between 1953-1955, in front of his residence at 27 Chemin de l'île - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 1948
Douglas Bremner, mayor between 1953-1955, in front of his residence at 27 Chemin de l'île - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 1948
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île. Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île. Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
Summer on île Cadieux - Source: © Collection Micheline Merizzi Brault, 1913
Summer on île Cadieux - Source: © Collection Micheline Merizzi Brault, 1913
Evelyn Muir during a spring flood - Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1935
Evelyn Muir during a spring flood - Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1935
A preserved nature, a privileged living environment - Source: © Robert Warren, 2017
A preserved nature, a privileged living environment - Source: © Robert Warren, 2017
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1940
Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1940
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Travelling collective exhibition Contamination culturelle - Source: © Collection Bernard Bourbonnais, 2022
Travelling collective exhibition Contamination culturelle - Source: © Collection Bernard Bourbonnais, 2022
Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1916
Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1916
Julia Campbell, wife of John Halliday Rowell, in front of their summer residence - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1926
Julia Campbell, wife of John Halliday Rowell, in front of their summer residence - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1926
Marion Rowell, Margaret McNulty and Helen Rowell on the sailboat built by John Halliday Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1925
Marion Rowell, Margaret McNulty and Helen Rowell on the sailboat built by John Halliday Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1925
Irwin Eakin on the dock of the summer residence - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
Irwin Eakin on the dock of the summer residence - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
Villa Cogne le vent - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, around 2001
Villa Cogne le vent - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, around 2001
Entrance to Town of Île-Cadieux. Sign created by Andrée Carrière et sculpted by Pierre Choquette - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011
Entrance to Town of Île-Cadieux. Sign created by Andrée Carrière et sculpted by Pierre Choquette - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011
The great white egret, a familiar presence and icon of île Cadieux - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
The great white egret, a familiar presence and icon of île Cadieux - Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: Isle Cadieux - Summer Resort, 1914
Source: © Collection Alain Besner, around 1930
Source: © Collection Alain Besner, around 1930
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
The taxi, driven by Arthur and Georges Poirier, transported vacationers between the montée Cadieux station, the Municipality of Belle-Plage and the Town of Île-Cadieux - Source: Collection Claudia Chebin, around 1930
The taxi, driven by Arthur and Georges Poirier, transported vacationers between the montée Cadieux station, the Municipality of Belle-Plage and the Town of Île-Cadieux - Source: Collection Claudia Chebin, around 1930
William R. Eakin and his son Irwin - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
William R. Eakin and his son Irwin - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
Source: Bernard Bourbonnais, 2007
Source: Bernard Bourbonnais, 2007
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2017
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2017
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2011
Helen and James Cambell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Helen and James Cambell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Margaret McNulty (standing) on the dock at 23 chemin de l’Île - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
Margaret McNulty (standing) on the dock at 23 chemin de l’Île - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1927
Margaret McNulty with her granddaughters Patricia and Frances Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1934
James Campbell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
James Campbell Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, after 1924
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, after 1924
Family of Dr. Napoléon Laporte - Source: © Société historique de Saint-Boniface / archivesshsb.mb.ca, 1954
Family of Dr. Napoléon Laporte - Source: © Société historique de Saint-Boniface / archivesshsb.mb.ca, 1954
Summer residence located at 41 Chemin de l’île - Source: © Collection François Leroux, around 1931
Summer residence located at 41 Chemin de l’île - Source: © Collection François Leroux, around 1931
Floods spring 2017 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2017
Floods spring 2017 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2017
Ice storm, April 2023 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2023
Ice storm, April 2023 - Source: © Micheline Ladouceur, 2023
Picking on the island - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1924
Picking on the island - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1924
Douglas Bremner, mayor between 1953-1955, in front of his residence at 27 Chemin de l'île - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 1948
Douglas Bremner, mayor between 1953-1955, in front of his residence at 27 Chemin de l'île - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 1948
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île. Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
La Villa Cogne le vent located at 27 Chemin de l’Île. Summer residence of the religious community Congrégation de Notre-Dame since 1985 - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, 2006
Summer on île Cadieux - Source: © Collection Micheline Merizzi Brault, 1913
Summer on île Cadieux - Source: © Collection Micheline Merizzi Brault, 1913
Evelyn Muir during a spring flood - Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1935
Evelyn Muir during a spring flood - Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1935
A preserved nature, a privileged living environment - Source: © Robert Warren, 2017
A preserved nature, a privileged living environment - Source: © Robert Warren, 2017
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
Source: © Bernard Bourbonnais, 2005
Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1940
Source: © Collection Laura Hallman, around 1940
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, around 1930
Travelling collective exhibition Contamination culturelle - Source: © Collection Bernard Bourbonnais, 2022
Travelling collective exhibition Contamination culturelle - Source: © Collection Bernard Bourbonnais, 2022
Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1916
Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1916
Julia Campbell, wife of John Halliday Rowell, in front of their summer residence - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1926
Julia Campbell, wife of John Halliday Rowell, in front of their summer residence - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1926
Marion Rowell, Margaret McNulty and Helen Rowell on the sailboat built by John Halliday Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1925
Marion Rowell, Margaret McNulty and Helen Rowell on the sailboat built by John Halliday Rowell - Source: © Collection famille J. H. Rowell, 1925
Irwin Eakin on the dock of the summer residence - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
Irwin Eakin on the dock of the summer residence - Source: © Collection Timothy David McBoyle, 1910
Villa Cogne le vent - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, around 2001
Villa Cogne le vent - Source: © Collection Congrégation de Notre-Dame, around 2001