You now stand at the bottom of a hill lined with fir trees and known locally as Grier’s Hill. The hill takes its name from George A Grier, a well-known Montreal lumber merchant, President of the St. Lawrence Flour Mill and Diamond Glass Co., and a director of the Dominion Textile Co., amongst other roles. In 1890, when he first came to Metis, George built his house on this hill, at what is now 402 Beach.
George’s great-great-granddaughter, Sally, tells us more about summers in Metis.