The fur Trader
Ulysse Boismenu was a seasoned merchant and coureur des bois who knew New France’s forests like the back of his hand – from mountain to river and valley to clearing....
Our Legends
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The legends were born from the imagination of the owner of the Savonnerie des Diligences, Marie-Ève Lejour, a woman of letters and a bachelor of French studies, surrounded by her team. Each legend is accompanied by a soap and an original illustration created by Studio Sans Cravate.
This colossal, and at first glance completely crazy, project of associating a consumer product (soap) with art and creativity, has influenced the course of the Savonnerie des Diligences history. These soaps, which have created our distinction, now convey all the love, as well as all the creativity and intensity of joy that animates us.
Lady Mellow
This legend comes from Ruisseau Danseur, a charming village in the Mauricie region. It was the birthplace of a girl who very early in life came to be known as...
The Mountain Witch
For as long as anyone can remember, the Witch of the Mountain has lived in a secret cave under Mount Orford in the Eastern Townships. Though human in appearance, she...
The Mermaid
According to local Rivière-Éternité legend, some summer evenings, mermaid song can be heard in Saguenay Fjord. As they swim in its cold waters, their voices are said to rise above...
The Queen bee
The end began with the dawn of the industrial revolution in 1850 and culminated in 2055. It was a long downward spiral of exponential greed, arrogance and folly that finally...
The Yarn Spinner
Marie-Ange Prud’homme had a name as long as the long journey that had brought her and a hundred “filles du roy”, or King’s Daughters, across the ocean to New France....
The Painting artist
The young Félix Lumignon grew up in Caucade, a little village perched between sea and mountain, where the juicy and fragrant Nice oranges are grown. He was an only child,...
Miss Claire Fontaine
Claire Fontaine came into this world in 1740, before Bolton Township was legally incorporated. At that time, the only way to the main road was the Missisquoi river, south down...
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