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L'île-aux-Basques / Isle of the Basques

History
On L'île aux Basques, the remains of furnaces built by the Basques can still be seen. In 1666, Father Nouvel and his Papinachois Indian converts took refuge on this island to save their lives from the Iroquois.
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