Port-Menier, Quebec
Port-Menier, Quebec is a small fishing town at the western end of Anticosti Island, Quebec, Canada, part of the L'Île-d'Anticosti municipality. The port village was built during the late 19th century by French chocolate maker Henri Menier.
The village is the hub of Anticosti Island. Its population doubles in the summer with seasonal workers and tourists. The economic mainstays are outdoor tourism, especially deer hunting, and forestry/logging. Services available in Port-Menier are: general and grocery stores, gas station, banking (Caisse populaire Desjardins), car rental (Location Sauvageau), restaurant, and lodging.
Port-Menier can be reached via a ferry that runs between
History
In 1680, Louis Jolliet became the first owner and Seigneurial Lord of the entire Anticosti Island. Together with him, the first few settlers arrived on the island. But no significant development took place until 1895 when Henri Menier bought the island and hoped to set up a seignory that could be self-supporting.[2]
He first established a settlement at
After Henri Menier's death, the island and the village remained in his family until 1926 after which it became property of a succession of logging companies. The village was thereby not much more than a company town and saw little development. In 1974, the Quebec government bought the island and set up a working municipal council in 1984.[3]
Education
In popular culture
Port-Menier was featured in the game Assassin's Creed Rogue, released in (2014) by Ubisoft. The game takes place during the French and Indian War, and the Seven Years' War, and features many locations in the North Atlantic.
References
- ^ Relais Nordik Ferry Service
- ^ "L'Île-d'Anticosti (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ a b "Histoire d'Anticosti" (in French). Municipalité de L'Île-d'Anticosti. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- ^ "Port-Menier" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
- Commission scolaire du Littoral. Retrieved on September 23, 2017.