| description: | Samuel De Champlain In 1615, Was Instrumental In Having Father Joseph Le Caron Estabish A Mission In Huronia (The Most Densely Populated Part Of New France, Lying Between Georgian Bay And Lake Wimcoe In What Is Now Ontario). After Attending The First Mass At Carhagouha On August 12, Champlain And Etienne Brule Prpared To Join A Huron Excursion Against The Iroquois. This Photo, From A Painting By Rex Woods, Shows Them On Lake Wimcoe Near Orillia On September 8th. Taking Different Routes They Circled Lake Ontario. On October 10th, Before Brule Could Rendezvous With 500 Andastes Indians For An Attack From The Rear, Champlain Had Been Defeated Near Oneida Lake. Severely Wounded, He Recuperated In Huronia. Champlain And Father Le Caron Spent A Month Before Returning To Quebec In May 1616. Champlain Was Governor Until He Died In 1635 |