Sept-Iles Bay

Seven islands guard the entrance to Sept-Îles Bay, a deep and sheltered harbour on the north shore of the St. Lawrence. Innu families gathered here in summer, and the bay became a meeting place for the fur trade. François Bissot acquired a trading post in 1661; Louis Jolliet took possession in 1679 and enclosed it with a palisade. The post stood near the mouth of the Du Poste River, where a small cove offered shelter to vessels.