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On
August 11, 2006 a special mass in La Fontaine will celebrate the first mass in
Ontario that took place at a location near Georgian Bay in August of 1615. The
canoe was the major form of transportation for the Europeans, combining portaging
between lakes. The following excerpt from HIGHLIGHTS OF HURONIA, A Calendar of
events 1615-1650. “Father Joseph LeCaron, a Recollet priest, arrived in Huronia
(by canoe and portage) at the end of July 1615 and settled at a place called
Carhagouha. It is possible that he was the first white man to set eyes on Lake
Huron, although some think that this
honour fell to Étienne Brûlé. Champlain followed LeCaron
into Huronia a few days later and joined him a Carhagougha on August 4 th. LeCaron,
according to Champlain’s diary, celebrated Mass for him, Brûlé,
and other Frenchmen on August 12, 1615. This would have been the first Mass said
in Ontario.” To commemorate this event, the Jesuits celebrate Mass at Carhagougha
each year on a date on or near the anniversary. Join us this year at Carhagougha
in La Fontaine parish on Friday August 11 at 4pm. For directions, please call
(705) 526-3788. Visitors may also want
to visit Canada’s famous 
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