Arichat, and Isle Madame in general, grew expontentially during the golden age of sale between 1830 and 1860.

In May of 1763, a French ship, La Dorothée, set sail from England bound for the port of St. Malo, France. Joseph Babin and his wife Marine (LeBlanc) were Acadians originally from Grand Pré. Victims of the atrocity known as Le Grand Derangement (expulsion of the Acadians), the Babins were initially deported to Virginia and…

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Don Boudrot

Don Boudrot is a retired English teacher, currently an author and historian living on Isle Madame.