La Rochelle is not only the main port for many of the exploreres, it was also the primary port for many of the settlers to Acadia and Quebec. This town would have been their last view of the old world as they set out to the colonies in the new world... It will also be the site of the sailing venue for the Olympics should France receive the next bid for the summer games. -- Scott Michaud www.michaudbarn.com ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Maurice LeBlanc" <maurice.leblanc01@sympatico.ca> To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Cadilac - CORRECTION Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 09:30:43 -0500 Sorry, just re-read my post and Aquitaine is in «south-western» France on the Atlantic seaboard. The rest of my geography seems OK. Aquitaine is on the coast just south of Poitou-Charentes where the port of La Rochelle is located. This was the port used by many explorers to sail to the new world. Regards, Maurice http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=maurice_a_l ----- Message d'origine ----- De : Elton Oubre À : ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Envoyé : vendredi 16 janvier, 2004 21:53 Objet : [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Cadilac Before founding Detroit and becoming a foot in mouth Cajun governor, Cadillac was an Acadian, being at least the second former resident of Acadia to settle in Louisiana. ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ High-speed usersbe more efficient online with the new MSN Premium Internet Software. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1