December 1, 2022

Yesterday I was talking to someone about the Pirates of the Gaspe Coast story that I had written, and they asked me if there had been any real pirates on the Gaspe Coast.
And my answer to them was yes, the Coast was a much sought after destination for some of Canada’s most famous pirates.
One of the scariest writings about what happened was when they attacked Perce. It was written by Father Jumeau, in 1690 and he was lucky to have lived to tell the tale about the notorious thieves of the sea, who looted and destroyed the small town.
So yes there were indeed pirates who sailed through the Bay of Chaleurs!

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