Salmon fishing George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen

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a tireless worker, in private life stephen retiring 1 real passion - salmon fishing - enthusiasm in first wife readily joined him. in 1873, purchased estate @ confluence of matapédia , cascapédia rivers. made regular trips lodge (today museum) , entertained friends , occasional governor-general there.


stephen pioneer of sport fishing in gaspé peninsula, introducing many not sport region, of generous benefactor. in 1886, purchased estate @ grand-métis, building estevan lodge. in 1918, gave estate sister s daughter, elsie (meighen) reford, transformed vast ornamental garden famous today.







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