Legends and Folklore of the Gaspe Coast

During these days of winter, I am researching and writing my next book about the stories, legends and folklore of the Gaspe Coast. 

The history of the Coast has been shaped by its seafaring origins and is filled with many fascinating stories. 
These are not merely tales of the imagination, but echoes of those who once lived on this peninsula. 

Many of these legends have been forgotten, but some continue to be told and handed down through the generations around kitchen tables and beachfront bonfires.

My work to bring these stories to life is another adventure into telling the stories of the Gaspe Coast. 


Our Gaspesian stories have to be told because if we don’t tell them, they will be forgotten.

And if they are forgotten, we will not remember who we are and from where we came.
~ Mary