Saint Agustin Bay

On the northern shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Saint-Augustin Bay lies among rocky islands near the mouth of the river of the same name. The Innu knew the river as Pakua Shipi, a route into the country beyond the coast. In 1720 François Margane de Lavaltrie received a concession at Saint-Augustin, part of a chain of French fishing and trading establishments along the north shore. Seals, salmon and furs drew merchants to this broken coastline.