La Pointe-aux-Anglais by MagikUnicorn
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Description
Pointe-aux-Anglais is a community in the city of Port-Cartier, Quebec, Canada, located halfway between Sept-Îles and Baie-Comeau (232 km), and some 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the town centre of Port-Cartier itself.
The "Stations of the cross" in the village church were sculpted by Médard Bourgault, an artist from Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
In 1711, a large fleet commanded by Admiral Walker was sent from England to take Quebec. Due to fog on the St. Lawrence, eight ships grounded on the lle-aux-Oeuf reefs and went down with more than 900 men in one of the worst naval disasters in British history. The point of land just across from the reefs was named Pointe-aux-Anglais to commemorate the ill-fated expedition. It comprises the sectors of Pointe-aux-Anglais and Rivière-Pentecôte. An ecomuseum in Pointe-aux-Anglais explains how the English failed in their attempt to attack Quebec.
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Pointe-aux-Anglais est un hameau de Port-Cartier située à mi-chemin entre Sept-Îles et Baie-Comeau (166 km). Elle fait partie cependant de la ville de Port-Cartier, qui est à 80,045 km.
Les « stations de la croix » de l'église du village ont été sculptées par Médard Bourgault, un artiste de Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
En 1711, durant la Guerre de Succession d'Espagne, une flotte imposante de l'amiral Walker fut envoyée d'Angleterre pour prendre la ville de Québec. Cependant, à cause du brouillard sur le Saint-Laurent, les vaisseaux anglais s'échouèrent sur les récifs de l'île aux Œufs. La pointe de terre opposée à ces récifs fut nommée « Pointe-Aux-Anglais », en l'honneur de la funeste expédition. Huit vaisseaux furent perdus et 900 marins moururent.
Ce site comprend les secteurs de Pointe-aux-Anglais et de Rivière-Pentecôte. À Pointe-aux-Anglais, le musée écologique mentionne comment les Anglais ont perdu leur chance d'attaquer l'endroit en 1711.

Comments (11)
It is very good!
Interesting about the disaster.
Wow you have made it look very calm, quiet and peaceful after the disaster of 1711.
Thanks for sharing the background information.
very tranquil scene
It's always the innocent that pay the price. Well done scene.
Beau paysage et superbe lumière!
Superbe image
Lovely scene.
good work!
Cool work.