This monument to the families who settled in Isle Madame after the Deportion of the Acadians was unveiled virtually in Petit de Grat.

The French were the first Europeans to explore the St. Lawrence River and the area south of the St. Lawrence which was named Acadie. Today this area is known as Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In 1603, Samuel de Champlain, on behalf of King Henry of France, undertook an expedition to the New World. In…

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Don Boudrot

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