Baie Saint-Paul in Charlevoix, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Samuel de Champlain

(1570-1635)

Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 16, 2020

1. Samuel de Champlain Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Le trois juillet 1626, le Capitaine Samuel de Champlain, parti de Tadoussac pour Québec en canot, s'arrêta à la Baie Saint-Paul, remonta la rivière qu'il nomma "du Gouffre" et fit ici avec ses hommes le campement d'une nuit.

English translation:
On July 3rd 1626, Captain Samuel de Champlain, having left Tadoussac en route to Québec in canoe, stopped at Baie Saint-Paul, paddled up the river he named "du Gouffre" (Chasm river) and camped here for one night with his men.

Erected 1982.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1626.

Location. 47° 26.488′ N, 70° 30.312′ W. Marker is in Baie Saint-Paul, Québec, in Charlevoix. It is at the intersection of rue Leclerc (Québec Route 362) and rue St-Jean-Baptiste, on the right when traveling west on rue Leclerc. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baie Saint-Paul QC G3Z 1L7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Additional keywords. Charlevoix

Wideview of Samuel de Champlain Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 16, 2020

2. Wideview of Samuel de Champlain Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 23, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2020, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 29, 2020, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.