Louise Abbott produced this short video on YouTube about the    Frontier Animal Society  shelter for abandoned and stray cats and dogs in Ogden, Quebec. It features an interview with the founder of the shelter, Joyce Dekker.

Sargent's Bay, Lake Memphremagog, March 2011 (Photo: Louise Abbott)

Lake Memphremagog has long inspired artists. Among them is spoken word performer Kathy Fisher, whose family has inhabited the lakeshore around Ritchie Point and Gibraltar Point for several generations. Kathy's spoken word piece ice ships, which evokes ice breakup on the lake,  won the Spring Fever Spoken Word Poetry competition sponsored by the Calgary International Spoken Word  Festival and the Calgary Herald  in 2010.

Listen to ice ships :

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Kathy Fisher in performance (Photo: Jack Bawden)

If you're interested in hearing more of Kathy's work, you can purchase her CD think of me naked from Studio Georgeville (www.studiogeorgeville.com) or through us here at Rural Route Communications.

Do you know of other painters, sculptors or writers who have found their muse in Lake Memphremagog or in the landscape around it? Please tell us about them! Our email address is louise@ruralroutecommunications.com

To stop and smell the roses virtually, please visit    Rose des Champs, a short video on YouTube produced by Louise Abbott for a public rose garden in Ayer's Cliff, Quebec.  The garden will reopen this spring. For more information, please visit their web site: www.rosedeschamps.com

An article about the garden that includes reference to the video appeared in the October 1, 2011 issue of the Perfume Magazine.

Rural Route Communications is pleased to announce the release of Louise Abbott's new documentary video,  Historic Georgeville: Walks and Talks with John Boynton. This film, which runs 36 minutes, explores the social history and architectural heritage of the picturesque village of Georgeville in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. It is available for purchase in DVD format. The price is $20 (taxes included). View an excerpt on YouTube.

For more information or for credit-card purchases, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you need a PAL version to send to family members or friends abroad, you can make a special order for a PAL-compatible DVD.