François-Xavier Lachance: An Exceptional Craftsman and Builder of Wooden Boats on Île d’Orléans François-Xavier Lachance, a first-rate craftsman and builder of wooden boats on Île d’Orléans Musée maritime de l'île d'Orléans
After the violent fire of October 20th, 1946, there was nothing left of the hangar or the boats that were stored there.
The huge fire of October 20th, 1946, destroyed both the shed and the boats stored inside.
Article from Le Soleil newspaper of October 21th, 1946, on the fire in F-X Lachance’s shed. Transcript: Digitization of a newspaper article entitled « Un hangar rempli de […]