Thursday, June 20, 2013

Le Griffon in the NYT


Photo: David J. Ruck/Great Lakes Exploration Group, via Associated Press.
It's not often that the New York Times publishes a story related to the history of New France.  I'm happy to report that the search for La Salle's Griffon has made it into the realm of "all the news that's fit to print".  I'm slightly annoyed by the fact that they anglicised the ship's name, but nevermind -- I annoy easily.  The article is an excellent summary of the project and its context.  A few passages to whet your appetite:

"On Friday  [of last week], commercial divers hired by Mr. Libert and his organization, the Great Lakes Exploration Group, began dredging the lake bed adjacent to the beam for the first time. That work continued through Tuesday and has revealed that the beam gets thicker as it goes down, that it was hewed from a tree trunk, that it is at least 20 feet long and that it may well be the bowsprit of a ship — and a very old one at that, based on the 20 feet of compacted sediment it is sitting in."
 
"Probes used on Monday confirmed that there is a larger object below the beam, which the team of experts hopes and maintains might be a shipwreck — though whether it is the Griffin is not yet known."
 
Titillating stuff.  Click here for the rest.
 
P.-F.-X.

2 comments:

  1. Plaque commémorative voyage du Griffon

    Inventaire des lieux de mémoire de la Nouvelle-France

    http://inventairenf.cieq.ulaval.ca:8080/inventaire/oneLieu.do;jsessionid=8E577ECD9554EB77651B71E639D43E17?showMap=true&refLieu=1621&ascChronologie=false&sortPropChronologie=anneeDebut

    http://inventairenf.cieq.ulaval.ca:8080/inventaire/oneRepere.do;jsessionid=48F963C2434C09E24648E8B8A31592C1?refRepere=785&returnForward=%2FoneLieu.do%3FrefLieu%3D1621

    Soldat Sanspareil
    Chevalier de St-Véran
    2ème bataillon du régiment de la Sarre
    Vive le Roy!
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    François Mitterrand
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  2. À qui appartient l'épave du Griffon?

    L'épave du Griffon, un bateau de 330 ans, a été retrouvée il y a 7 ans au fond du lac Michigan. Depuis, tout le monde veut les droits légaux de l'épave: le plongeur qui l'a découverte, l'État du Michigan et même la France. Robert Grenier, archéologue sous-marin, nous parle de cette controverse.

    http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/macadam_tribus/2008-2009/chronique.asp?idChronique=75448

    Soldat Sanspareil
    Chevalier de St-Véran
    2ème bataillon du régiment de la Sarre
    Vive le Roy!
    http://ordredesaintveran.puzl.com/coinsanspareil
    http://www.regimentdelasarre.ca
    http://www.youtube.com/user/SoldatSanspareil
    http://www.tagtele.com/profil/Sanspareil
    http://www.ameriquebec.net/actualites/2009/08/03-rapatriement-des-armoiries-royales-de-france.qc
    François Mitterrand
    Un peuple qui n’enseigne pas son histoire est un peuple qui perd son identité




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