When Anahareo and Grey Owl Came to Metis… By Kerry Martin (1) It’s 1929 and we are moving up Boule Rock Road, past the Allans, the Airds, and the Smiths, round a corner to the right to a junction. There we see some of our friends from further west who have come up Astle Road […]
391 Beach Road (Little Metis Presbyterian Church) Known locally as the Yellow Kirk (honouring the Scottish roots of the population), the Little Metis Presbyterian Church welcomes parishioners every summer, some from families coming to Metis for generations, and others – newcomers. Presbyterian services, until this church was built, were held at Leggatt’s Point, three miles […]
The Wharf at Sandy Bay – a Place of Tidal Get-Togethers At high tide, above the calmness of settled waves and feeding fish, rattle sounds of boisterous men and boys hungry for a catch. In the salty St. Lawrence sea breeze by Baie-des-Sables, once Sandy Bay, the afternoon’s potent heat tans sweat-laden foreheads and hits […]
Traveller Lodgings through Time Transformation of Tourist Lodgings in Metis With more competition and transportation options, more people came to visit, and the demand for more comforts and options expanded, giving birth to hotels, with better rooms, dining areas and sometimes entertainment, and boarding houses, with more basic amenities. Both also sometimes offered associated cottage […]
Bootleggers, Booze, Prohibition, and Pastimes Attitudes to drinking have changed considerably over the past two centuries, from commonplace and accepted, to outright being frowned on and banned, to the height of cocktail parties amidst a “dry” area, to today’s more laissez-faire views. Metis and the surrounding area have had their fair share of bootleggers. “Bootlegger” […]
Metis Tea Rooms When we hear the name “tea room”, we immediately think of a Victorian-inspired establishment, and a place for women in pearls. If you lived at the turn of the century in Scotland or America, it’s likely that you have a different picture entirely. In the early years, women weren’t always welcomed to […]