Samuel de Champlain
The “Father of New France”, Champlain was at the heart of the French venture in North America form 1603 to 1635. Under the leadership of Pierre Dugua de Mons, he helped colonize Acadia and, in 1608, founded the settlement at Quebec that became the centre of the colony. He formed important alliances with Aboriginal peoples and expanded the French sphere of influence, travelling up the Ottawa River and as far west as the Great Lakes. Champlain explored and mapped large areas for the continent, and in his travel journal left an invaluable record of his era for future generations.
Samuel de Champlain
The “Father of New France”, Champlain was at the heart of the French venture in North America form 1603 to 1635. Under the leadership of Pierre Dugua de Mons, he helped colonize Acadia and, in 1608, founded the settlement at Quebec that became the centre of the colony. He formed important alliances with Aboriginal peoples and expanded the French sphere of influence, travelling up the Ottawa River and as far west as the Great Lakes. Champlain explored and mapped large areas for the continent, and in his travel journal left an invaluable record of his era for future generations.