| Show VILLAGE HAS HAD ITS DAY OF GLORY old tadoussac Tadous sac now quiet summer resort the oldest white settlement in america a and d once the center of the far american fur trade the quaint little french canadian village of tadous sac on the lower st lawrence river to Is today a quiet canadian summer resort I 1 nestling among the foothills of the blue capped laurentian mountains at the junction of the st lawrence and saguina rivers the village itself Is still SIM living in the past the natural beauty of its surroundings and the quaintness of its people attracting each summer a large number of holl hoU davers dayers who are seeking to leave behind the rush and bustle of modern life woven around tadoussac Tadous sae sac la Is a long and romantic history here jacques cartler cartier the first explorer of new france landed in the summer bummer of 1533 1535 and there are numerous tales of visits by those fierce sea rovers the vikings at a much earlier date tadoussac Tadous sac sae with it its natural protected harbor was long used as a whaling station by the basques and bretons bretone Bre tons who were the first to form a settlement there and it was in 1599 that the first house In Canada was built at the opening of the century tadoussac Tadous sac became the center of the fur trading industry which extended as far as labrador and hudson bay the first trading post of the hudson day bay company that great company of gentlemen adventurers was erected on the site where the modern hotel Tadous tadoussac sac now stands in 1603 champlain Champl aln landed at ta doussac loussac and made his disastrous treaty with the Algon quins thus incurring the enmity of the warlike iroquois and in the same year the oldest church in america the ta doussac loussac indian chapel was erected erect bd td on the site of the first church a tiny chapel still stands and the bell which three centuries ago called the converted indians indiana to mass still rings out from the chapel belfry in 1661 the iroquois sacked the village leaving standing only the church which their superstition prompted them to leave unmolested and for a time Tadous tadoussac sac was a deserted village in the meantime explorers had pressed onward and in the search for new worlds this beauty spot on the lower river was neglected great cities sprang up throughout the dominion and tadoussac Tadous sac remained a tiny village important today only for its historical interest and its summer resort tame fame once the scene of great historical events peaceful and warlike tadoussac Tadous sac today submits each summer to a peaceful invasion as visitors arrive by steamer and by car to rest and play in this oldest settlement on the continent |
