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SUN AND CANDLELIGHT WERE NOT ALWAYS RELIABLE Effie Ifiarrip Examiner FEA TUREPAGE The Barrie Examiner Monday April 19767 PREMIER WILLIAM DAVIS INSPECTS LA COMPAGNIE FRANCHE DE LA MARINE AT OPENING OF MUSEUM IN 1971 Ontarios first community MIDLANDSainteMarie among the llurons 16391649 recreated by the Ontario government on the original site near here is historically significant as The first European community in todays Ontario and The central residence for six of North Americas eight French Jesuit martyr saints HOME IIURONS This was the 17th century home of some 30000 industrious and intelligent Huron Indianszv Where French missionaries explorers and traders established their fatehest inland outpost of the period in North America 800 miles by canoe from their nearest settlement on the St Lawrence River Where the initial Christian service in todays ntario mass on Aug 12 1015 was solemnixed Where Samuel de Champlain founder and first governor Nouvelle France lived in 101540 Where died five of the first eight saints canonized by the Roman Catholic Church for deeds on this conti nent tIhree perished near modern Auriesville NYi During the 1640s the Iroquois determined to gain control of the rich fur trade to the north and intensified their attacks against the lluron nation As the end of the decade approached the llurons had been decimated by invasion white mans diseases and famine The living were fleeing Saintehlarie never attacked was isolated gradually amid charred and deserted villages On an evening in May 1649 the disheartened Jesuits fired their home and fled with their flock to nearby Christian Island where SaintMarie II was constructed hastily Starvation and aggression persisted in the spr ing of 1650 the French and handful of llurons paddled the treacherous route to Quebec and for almost two centuries wilderness enveloped SaintcMarie among the llurons mile south of Georgian Bay on the Wye River SIIRINEOIENEI 1926sThe twinspired Martyrs Shrine anadas national shrine of the North American martyrs opened on the hilltop overlooking the Sainte Marie ruins 1930I 1e Roman Catholic hurch canonized the eight French Jesuits martyred in the Huron and Iroquois missions 1940AVVIhe SainteMarie site was acquired by the Society of Jesus Archaeological excavations were executed in 194143 by the Royal Ontario Museum then fikmé associated with the University of Toronto and in 194851 by the UniverSIty of Western Ontario Loir SPRING is 11 Am AT SAINTEMAR1E don 1964The SainteMarie site was leased to WOODEN PEGS AND BROADAXING AND ADZINGUSEDON IIIIS RAILING 0mm Government UmVC Western Ontario was commissioned to undertake the research and reconstruction and the first palisade ole was erected June 23 Major struc tures in 28 acre community 765 feet long and 200 feet at the widest were rebuilt largely with 17th century French skillsbroad axing hand chopping adzing and masonryby IIuronia craft smen mostly of French Canadian descent MILESTONES ECORIHCI Ilistorical milestones also include barn and stable for ntarios first domestic animals and fowl cattle swine and chickensi transported 800 miles by canoe and about 30 poiv tages from Quebec The granary for ntarios first organized European agriculture ntarios first hospital and pharmacy The Indian Church of St Joseph the first Christian shrine north of Mex ico in North America ntarios first permanent Christian cemetery of 21 graves 20 for Indians and one for donne lay auxiliary Jacques Douart ENGLISH ANI FRENCH lhe Orientation Centre initiates for the visitor the interpretation of Indian and Jesuit life 300 years ago in the region twin threatres presenting continuously the awardwinning SaluteMarie among the llurons color film with English or Fren ch language commentary resource facility assists teachers and students in broadening their multidisciplinary involvement and an expanding inventory of resource material and audio visual aids is available for purchase in person or by mail Coordination here by the Cililildlilll and Ontario Governments affords rareif no unique benefits for student educator and layman understaiuling HANDRAIVIEI FURNITURE FOUND IN ALL RENSIIUIEI BUILDINGS human and natural history Within single tllley SPARS glllglgplxu Qilrlqns SECOND FLOOR