The ship, Le Progress, shined again in the glow of the setting sun.
A bit of its history — “It has been in Jordan Harbour, at the Beacon Hotel marina, since 1997. The story has it that the ship was built in Lauzon, Quebec, 1914 and was originally used as a St. Lawrence River ferry. It was called Le Progress. In 1991 a wooden facade was built over the steel hull and the masts and crows nests were added to make her look like Jacques Cartier’s 1535 ship Le Grande Hermine. It was re-named Le Grande Hermine and used as a restaurant in Montreal. After a few moves and some unpaid dockage fees, it was towed to present location where it has been ever since. A fire in 2003 burned off all the wood finishing.”
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