The legendary French explorer Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec early in the 17th century, and the ramparts, gates, and other fortifications that subsequently surrounded the city serve as a rock ...

Samuel de Champlain wasn't the first Frenchman to reach Québec, but he was the first to stick around. In 1535, explorer Jacques Cartier stopped at the site – it was then an aboriginal village ...

Not long after the arrival of Samuel de Champlain and his men in Quebec, in July of 1608, the plan to establish a permanent trading post there was threatened. Champlain was tending his garden when ...

Its origins can be traced back to the First Nations who resided in the area, but it is more well known for the later discovery by explorer Samuel de Champlain in the 16th century. It is one of the ...