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Saint Ici
comté d'Ailleurs
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The visit of Saint Ici, comté d'Ailleurs is enhanced
by a tour leading us to the discovery of this imaginary village.
It is told how without electricity and cars, often
with very little education, these people have created a social, economic, cultural
and religious life by organizing a community of individualists, each on his piece
of land. Their effort, through intelligence, observation of nature and sharing
of knowledge, combined with the constant support of newcomers, has built this
collective soul that inscribes us in the universal sphere of influence.
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The store
with a portico
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St Ici's schoolyard
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The stone presbytary
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Now that we are entering a new millenium, it is interesting
to take a look at the paths that brought us there and to realize the extraordinary
priviledge of living here, whether by birth or by choice.
A typical village that could have found its home anywhere across
Québec, Saint Ici tells the country, the varied and particular architecture
of the houses given the various family needs, as well as the functional buildings
that promoted economic activity and collective wealth by the shipping of goods
to the outside world.
Agriculture, industrialization by harnessing rivers, exploitation
of natural resources and of individual and collective talents, were already concerns
at the time when other areas of Québec were still clearing land.
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The beautiful
old farm house
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The access ramp
to the hay loft
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The tower house
and the lighthouse
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Saint Ici also speaks of the lost trades; the "Cahiers
du Patrimoine" of the Ministère de la Culture have been utilized.
We can see the evolution of the bread oven. We
can understand the level of perfection reached in the construction of the ice
merchant's ice box. A total of more than six years of work and research (seventy-two
months of joy) were necessary to produce an hour and a half of pride and memories,
in this eternal and universal quest for food, comfort and love.
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The hunting and
fishing clubhouse
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The four-sided
porch house
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The apartments
above the stores
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