Landscape Archives | François-Xavier Lachance, a first-rate craftsman and builder of wooden boats on Île d’Orléans

The Stella-Maris Sailboat

The Stella-Maris sailboat built by F-X Lachance, circa 1953.

The El Gato Today

The former Allegria, built for Hydro-Québec by F-X Lachance, was still sailing in 2018.

The Aléa Today

The Aléa, built by F-X Lachance and painstakingly restored, in a Québec City marina in 2017.

The Marie-Antoine in the Caribbean

The Marie-Antoine at Georgetown in the Caribbean in 2012.

The Launch of the Marie-Antoine

Excerpts from color video archives, without sound, shot in 8 mm at the shipyard of François-Xavier Lachance, at the launch of the Marie-Antoine, in 1960. We see F-X […]

The Marie-Antoine at F-X’s Shipyard

The Marie-Antoine at its launch in summer 1960.

The First Boat

To the right, the first cruiser yacht built by F-X Lachance in 1926. It was acquired by Dr. Fortier for the sum of $3,000.

The Heart of the Lachance Business

François-Xavier Lachance’s shipyard in activity during the winter, in 1930s.

The Saint-Laurent Shipyard

The Saint-Laurent shipyard circa 1916, as the M.P. Connolyis built, a project François-Xavier Lachance worked on.

Shipyard on Rivière Saint-Charles in Québec City

One of the many shipyards on the banks of Rivière Saint-Charles in Québec City, circa 1866.

The Buildings on Île au Canot

Lachance family buildings on Île au Canot in the early 20th century.

Boats Used by the Lachance Family

Various craft used by the Lachance family on Île au Canot in the early 20th century.