Show VILLAGE HAS HAD HA D ITS DAY OF GLORY old Tadous tadoussac sac now quiet summer resort the oldest white settlement in america and unco once tho the of tile lie american fur trade tho th quaint little french canadian illige of tadous sac on tho the lower sr Li lawrence wrence riv cr er ie Is today a quiet canadian siaa resort Ne stIlLs amov arn cis the foothills of the tile blue capped laurent an mountains nt at the Ju junction DeLtOn of the st lawrence and und Sa saguene guenn rivers the village itself Is still till living in tile past tho the natural beauty of its surroundings and the quaintness of its people attract ing each summer a large numb r of holi dayers who are seeking to leave behind the rush and hustle of mod ern we woven around tadoussac Tadous sac Is a long and romantic history bere jacques cart carter r tho the farst explorer of or new franco landed in the summer of 1535 and there are numerous tales of visits by those fierce eca sea rovers the vikings nt at a much earlier date tadoussac soc sac with its natural protected harbor was long used as a whaling station by the basques and Bre bretone tons who were the first to form a settlement there and it was in 1509 that the tile first house in canada was built at the opening of tho the century sae became the center of the fur far trading industry nelch extended as far as labrador and hudson bay the birst thadlie post of the hay bay comp iny that great company of or gentlemen adventurers was mis erect fd ed on the eite alto where the modern ho do tel ladou esac now elands stands in aco champlain Champl nin landed at ta tat loussac ae and made lie his disastrous treaty with the thus in burring the tile enmity of the tile iroquois and tu in the saile year the eldist church la america the he ta dous doi issac ane indian chapel nas mas erected on the bito site of the first church a tiny chapel still stands and the tile bell which three centuries ago called the converted indians indiana to mass still rings out from the chapel belfry in IWI the iroquois backed sucked the tile village leaving leming standing only the church which their prompted then them to leave unmolested end and for a time tadous ac was a dc do 1 village in the meantime explorers had onard and in the search searh for or new worlds this beauty spot on the lower river was neglected great cities sprang cp up throughout the do minion and remained a tiny village important today orly for its historical interest and find its sum mer resort fame once the scene of great historical events peaceful and warlike tadoussac Tadous sac today submits each summer to a peaceful as visitors arrive by ste steamer atner and bi car to rest ond and play in this oldest settlement on the continent |