Massacre Island (Ontario)

Massacre Island, Ontario is a small island in Lake of the Woods, a large lake between the United States and Canada. It is possible that here, on June 6, 1736, a mostly Sioux group killed Jean-Pierre Aulneau, Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye, and 19 other French Voyageurs.^[1] The site is marked by a large wooden cross in the middle of the island. There is some dispute whether this island was the actual site of the massacre.^[2]

References[]

^ Moreau, Bill. "The Death of Père Aulneau, 1736: The Development of Myth in the Northwest" (PDF). Canadian Catholic Historical Association.
^ Nelson, Lori. "Where is the real Massacre Island?". The Muse -- Lake of the Woods Museum.

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Coordinates: 49°16′34″N 94°46′13″W / 49.2760°N 94.7704°W / 49.2760; -94.7704

[1] Moreau, Bill. "The Death of Père Aulneau, 1736: The Development of Myth in the Northwest" (PDF). Canadian Catholic Historical Association.

[2] Nelson, Lori. "Where is the real Massacre Island?". The Muse -- Lake of the Woods Museum.

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