Category: Events

Pierrette Tremblay

In 1998, the site was classified as a National Historic Site of Canada thanks to the many ships that were built there, and the preservation of its original […]

A fire at the museum

Launch of the Mont St-Martin

The ship’s godmother

When a schooner is christened, a woman is named at its godmother. For this she has to smash a bottle of champagne on the hull of the new […]

Edmond and Marguerite

This photograph was taken in March 1940, on the eve of Marguerite and Edmond’s wedding. For navigators, weddings are usually held in winter, when the boats are on […]

L’Aigle d’Océan’s shipwreck

The shipwreck of l’Aigle d’Océan and the lives lost was a tragedy that left a profound mark on Quebec’s maritime history, as well as the families of the […]