What's left of the Moulin du Petit-Sault sits beside route 132 in L'Isle-Verte, on the south shore of the St. Lawrence between Rivière-du-Loup and Trois-Pistoles. Chrysostome Dumas had it built in 1823, on the site of an older mill from the mid 1700s, and it was used to grind flour until 1940. Stone walls and foundations are all that remain, everything else has slowly been reclaimed by nature. You will have to shoot it from the roadside, there is not alot of room to explore the space around it and experiment with compositions. The Petit Sault stream runs past the base of the walls. Overcast light suits the stone and adds to the haunted, abandoned vibe to this location. Winter simplifies the whole scene once the snow is down and really adds to the sense of history and isloation.Traffic moves quickly here, so pull well onto the shoulder and keep an eye out for cars are you are shooting. These ruins are worth a quick stop if you're driving along the south shore. (L'Isle-Verte, Quebec, Canada)
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