Home to explorers and adventurers whose names are synonymous with early settlement in North America: Pierre-Esprit Radisson, Médard Chouart Des Groseillers, Jean Nicolet, Nicolas Perrot, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, Sieur de La Vérendrye, etc.
First large city in Quebec to be designated Cultural Capital of Canada (2009) by Canadian Heritage
No ship is presently scheduled at this port of call.