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THE SCANDINAVIAN TECHNIQUE - 
-  Donald Ouelette, a master of the Scandinavian building technique has passed on his knowledge to the building team of La Traversée de Charlevoix, formed by Jean-Louis Shee and Pascal Tremblay among others. Excellent student, Pascal Tremblay, a lover of nature who enjoys the forest life, has just finished in July 1997, the construction of the last cottage, Le Dôme, with a lodging capacity of 20 persons and located nearby short hiking trails. Caring much for well-done work, Pascal, a perfectionist artisan puts his heart into his work. He is Eudore Fortin's right-hand man. The customers truly appreciate his professional service and his great dedication when they use the food and luggage transportation and car transfer services.  For those who would
like to learn more about log construction building, we suggest the reading
of a book by André Julien, published in 1985, in French, as "La
Maison de bois rond, technique de construction scandinave" Éditions
de Mortagne. In that book, the author tells us it is mainly the anglo-saxons
who used to appreciate the Scandinavian log constructions while in Québec,
French-Canadian would rather built log houses with dovetails joint. Château
Montebello, in the Outaouais region is a remarkable example of the Scandinavian
technique. "The main difference with the Scandinavian technique is that
the logs are rabbet planed on all their length, not only in the corners.
Thus, it is not necessary to draughtproof at each step of the construction.
To the waterproofness and airtightness qualities, let us mention the sturdiness,
for the centuries to come. The walls seem to be one, their natural aspect
give us the impression they have grown that way."
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