Walking in the Steps of my Ancestors - Part Four - La maison Laurent - Lortie
I saw the Maison Laurent dit Lortie as we were driving int Beauport on the Friday evening that we drove from Montreal. I recognised the house immediately from the pictures that I had seen on the internet. It was late afternoon and the late afternoon shadows gave the house an dramatic look that impressed on me just old the house is. Unfortunately, we could not stop to look. we had been on the road for over three hours and we were anxious to get to our destination, the Ambassador Hotel and get something to eat. The Maison Laurent dit Lortie would have to wait for the next day. The maison Laurent dit Lortie would be the last house that we would look at on chemin Royal that day, it was located at 3200 chemin Royal. There was one more house and two cemeteries to visit before lunch! We had been impressed by our passing impression of the maison Laurent Lortie when we had driven past the evening before. Now in the mid-morning light the house had the appearance of being filled with light...