The Pioneer Trail at Saint-Malo Georgianna Lizotte-Ouellet
GEORGIANNA LIZOTTE-OUELLET
1874-1950
Georgianna Lizotte-Ouellet was born on the shore of the Saint Lawrence River, near La Pocatière. Eventually, in 1909, this pioneering woman arrived in Malvina with her husband and eight of their sixteen children. Aware of the difficulties of giving birth in the back country and sensitive to the situation of women who were unable to benefit from the services of a doctor, Georgianna Ouellet worked as a midwife for forty years. We cherish the memory of this devoted and generous woman who, in spite of the many hardships in her life, not only was present for the birth of many children, but also tended to the needs of the sick and dying.
GPS : 45.200033 N, -71.490611 O
ADDRESS : Near the La Montagnaise tower
The voices of yesteryear at the heart of our landscapes
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Find Mme Ouellet at the highest point in Saint-Malo, close to the Montagnaise tower on chemin Malvina. Climb up the tower, from which you can observe a vast panorama of towns and villages that can be seen even from this far away. Continue along Chemin Malvina and you will discover an unforgettable landscape, in the heart of which lies the village of St. Venant de Paquette, now a small hamlet, but formerly much larger.
Enjoy a CHARMING and CULTURALLY REWARDING
journey on our lovely roads!