Pointe-aux-Anglais is a community in the city of

Port-Cartier Port-Cartier is a city in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the north shore of the Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Aux-Rochers River, exactly southwest of Sept-Îles, Quebec. Port-Cartier had a population of 6,65 ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada, located halfway between Sept-Îles and

Baie-Comeau Baie-Comeau (; 2021 city population 20,687; CA population 26,643) is a city located approximately north-east of Quebec City in the Côte-Nord region of the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the shores of the Saint Lawrence River nea ...

(232 km), and some from the town centre of Port-Cartier itself. The "Stations of the cross" in the village church were sculpted by Médard Bourgault, an artist from Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.

History

In 1711, a large fleet commanded by Admiral Walker was sent from England to take

. Due to fog on the St. Lawrence, eight ships grounded on the lle-aux-Oeuf reefs and went down with more than 900 men in one of the worst naval disasters in British history. The point of land just across from the reefs was named ''Pointe-aux-Anglais'' to commemorate the ill-fated expedition. It comprises the sectors of Pointe-aux-Anglais and

Rivière-Pentecôte Rivière-Pentecôte is a village on the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, part of the township of Port-Cartier. Location Rivière-Pentecôte is an administrative sector of the town of Port-Cartier, Sept-Rivières, Quebec. It is on the n ...

. An

ecomuseum An ecomuseum is a museum focused on the identity of a place, largely based on local participation and aiming to enhance the welfare and development of local community, local communities. Ecomuseums originated in France, the concept being develope ...

in Pointe-aux-Anglais explains how the English failed in their attempt to attack Quebec.Nos Racines (Canadiens history), ''Nos Racines'' (Les Éditions Transmo) 1979, p. 382-383.

References

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