The Sunnyside cottage, Kamouraska (c. 1930).
Private coll. (Caddell family).
The love affair between the Caddell family and Sunnyside, their summer residence in Kamouraska, began in 1882. This album could also be called the LeMesurier-Caddell album, as it was William John LeMesurier, the present owner’s great-grandfather, who first stayed in this house with his wife, Emily Andrews LeMesurier. The couple rented it in 1882 and 1883, before purchasing it in 1884.
How did they find this jewel? The details have been lost, but we know that the two families were well acquainted with the region. When William John was young, the LeMesuriers spent their summer holidays at a resort area near the wharf at Rivière-Ouelle. His mother Marie Sylvain’s family had ties there and returned to the village in summer. Emily Andrews’ family used to holiday at Murray Bay (La Malbaie), a resort on the northern shore of the St. Lawrence.
Both William John LeMesurier and his wife were born in Québec.