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The Last Beluga Fisherman
Location: Pointe de la Rivière Ouelle, Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada

 
Early 18th-century sketch of a beluga fishery at Pointe de la Rivière Ouelle
1 of 46 		Beluga fishing area - Rivière-Ouelle in detail
2 of 46 		"La Jongleuse," a tale written by Reverend Henri-Raymond Casgrain in 1861
3 of 46 		Snowshoe tracks left in rock by la Jongleuse, and the protective cross
4 of 46 		Snowshoe tracks in rock, left by la Jongleuse
5 of 46 		Cross near the rocks where the legendary snowshoe tracks can be seen
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Share certificate for the Compagnie de la Pêche aux marsouins de Rivière-Ouelle
7 of 46 		Poles making up the beluga fishing "rond" or "raccroc" (curved line)
8 of 46 		Remnant of the end of a broken pole in the mud
9 of 46 		Men with beluga catch
10 of 46 		Fishermen with their horses in the river's icy waters
11 of 46 		Men at high tide hauling in the belugas caught in the poles
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Iron spontoon head
13 of 46 		Two of Émile Lizotte's harpoons (left) and spontoons used to kill belugas
14 of 46 		Men killing belugas caught inside the poles
15 of 46 		Émile Lizotte killing a beluga with a spontoon
16 of 46 		House on the point, where the employees lived
17 of 46 		Postcard of a successful beluga catch
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