Aug 7,1679 Cayuga Creek Ontario - Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle 1643-1687 launches his 46 ton trading vessel 'Le Griffon,' the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes; on Aug 27 La Salle left on the Griffon for Michilimackinac and Green Bay with trade goods, and La Salle returned east. On Sept 18 she left laden with furs for Niagara, but was never seen again. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Aug 7,1858 Ottawa Ontario - Ottawa officially becomes capital of the Province of Canada. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aug 7,1640 Montreal Quebec - Pierre Chevrier, Baron de Fancamp organizes the Société de Notre Dame de Montréal, to buy Montreal Island from the Company of New France; with Jerome Le Rouer, Sieur de La Dauversière and Father Jean-Jacques Olier --------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------