"La Grande Hermine" (or Big Weasel) Wrecked Ship (1)

(I'm reposting this shot to celebrate! - I donated a print of this photo to a charity auction and it actually sold!! with multiple people bidding... I guess I could say I've crossed the line, with the first sale of one of my photos.)

I see this wreck every time I drive to Niagara Falls and every time I promise that I'll stop and take a photo... Today I did.

From www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM5PH6_La_Grande_Hermine_II_S...

The Original "La Grande Hermine" (or Big Weasel) was sailed up the St. Lawrence River by Jacque Cartier in 1535. A replica of the vessel was made as a tour boat in the 1960's in Quebec City. The Replica was sold to a Young Entrepreneur with dreams of making it just the thing to bring hungry visitors to his harbour side restaurant.

The Tour Boat was sailed up the St. Lawrence from Quebec city in the late 1990s, then intentionally moored (anchored) and listed (leaning) to the harbour floor. The Harbour side restaurant never did get built, as the entrepreneur went bankrupt shortly afterwards.

In 2002 arson burned the wooden exterior of the ship to its steel barge-like appearance.

I found some shots of the ship before the fire on this web page: www.infiltration.org/boats-hermine.html

Taken in: Canada / Ontario (show map)

Taken on: February 18, 2013

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