West Bank of Grande Chute
by Phil Chadwick
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Title
West Bank of Grande Chute
Artist
Phil Chadwick
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
I went back to the CPAWS Art Camp for a later breakfast and then returned to the very middle of the bridge of Grande Chute with some fellow artists. I had a car and some artists did not so I provided the transportation when I was able. The sound of the Grande Chute was so loud that you could not hear vehicles or anything else for that matter until they were right beside you. The first indication of anything moving on the bridge was a trembling that you could feel in your feet. A small degree of this trembling was always present. People walking on the bridge would even cause it to shudder. It was and is still a wonder that the bridge can withstand the forces of the Dumoine.
This view is looking down the main channel of Grande Chute. The characteristic rocks on the west face of the channel that mark the Ravine were just hidden around the corner. The Ravine is my new favourite swimming hole complete with current and a fun back eddy to drift in.
The 1801 map of Alexander Mackenzie shows the layout of the Dumoine River. It was named after the trading post built at the river's mouth towards the end of French rule which was apparently managed by the French family of Le Moynes. The post was abandoned in 1761, and Fort Dumoine took over its activities around 1785. But after 1800 this fort no longer showed any signs of life. The land is very wild and full of wolves, bears and owls.
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