Léo Diontaking a carriage ride in La Malbaie (1910).
© Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Paul-Émile Martin coll., m09007.
In the mountainous Charlevoix area, people got around in two-wheeled horse-drawn carriages. These were called cabriolets or, more commonly in Quebec, calèches. Many drivers offered their services to summer people, on the wharves or in front of the hotels.