The Cast-Away Maiden - A Gaspe Coast Legend
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The Cast-Away Maiden is a legend that has been told for hundreds of years on the Gaspe Coast.
A young woman fell in love with a sailor on a ship in the late 1500s. But her uncle who was captain of the ship warned his young niece that he would punish her if she continued to see him.
This is the tragic story of Marguerite who was left on Bonaventure Island as the cast-away and according to the legend can still be heard crying for help when the stormy winds whistle around the island.
A young woman fell in love with a sailor on a ship in the late 1500s. But her uncle who was captain of the ship warned his young niece that he would punish her if she continued to see him.
This is the tragic story of Marguerite who was left on Bonaventure Island as the cast-away and according to the legend can still be heard crying for help when the stormy winds whistle around the island.