Port Dover in Norfolk County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Dollier and Galinée

Photographed By Tim Boyd, November 16, 2023

1. Dollier and Galinée Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Here, 1669-1670, wintered Dollier and Galinée with seven other Frenchmen, the first Europeans known to have ascended the Great Lakes to Sault Ste. Marie. The earthen mounds are the remains of their hut, which was at once residence, chapel and fort.

Ici, Dollier et Galinée ont passé l'hiver de 1669-1670, avec sept français, les premiers européens connus pour avoir remonté les lacs jusqu'au Sault Ste. Marie. Les mamelons indiquent l'endroit de leur logement. Qui était aussi chapelle et fort.

This site donated by O. C. and Bessie Ansley.

Erected by Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1669.

Location. 42° 47.682′ N, 80° 11.357′ W. Marker is in Port Dover, Ontario, in Norfolk County. Marker is at the intersection of Donjon Boulevard and Somerset Drive, on the right when traveling

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west on Donjon Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Dover ON N0A 1N7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Cliff Site National Historic Site (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); The Fishing Years (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); “Midnight Herring” (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); My Kahlenberg Dream - Harry B. Barrett (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Kahlenberg Engine (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); From Schooners to Steam Tugs (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); Port Dover (approx. 1.4 kilometers away); The War of 1812 - Lake Erie & Long Point Bay (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Dover.

Also see . . . C.W. Jefferys - The Expedition of Dollier and Galinée.

In 1669 two Sulpician priests, Francois Dollier de Casson and Rene de Brehant de Galinee left Montreal on a missionary exploration of the West by way of the Great Lakes. Dr. James H. Coyne has translated their narrative of the expedition with an introduction and explanatory notes which add greatly to the interest of the original story.

(Submitted on November 17, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Photographed By Tim Boyd, November 16, 2023

2. Dollier and Galinée Marker

The Dollier and Galinée Expedition 1669-1670 image. Click for full size.

Photographed By C.W. Jefferys, 1942

3. The Dollier and Galinée Expedition 1669-1670

1942 illustration by C.W. Jefferys

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 17, 2023, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.