| description: | Jacques Cartier (From St. Malo, France) Was Commissioned By The King Of France, King Francis I To Find The North West Passage To The Spice Islands. He Sailed Through The Straits Of Belle Isle And Explored The Gulf Of St. Lawrence. He Entered And Named The Bay Of Chaleurs And Spent July 12th And 13th In Gaspe Area. Cartier Is Seen Here Bartering With Indians He Met In 1534 With Perce Rock In The Background. On July 24th He Planted A 30 Foot Cross With The Fleur-De-Lis Flag And The Words "Vive Le Roy De France" (Long Live The King Of France). On His Second Trip From France In 1535 Up The St. Lawrence As Far As Hochelaga (Now Montreal) Many Of His Men Were Decimated By Scurvy So He Returned To France. On His Third Trip In 1541, Cartier Established A Fort At Cap Rouge. Image From A Painting By J.D. Kelly |