The construction of fishing boats, the making of nets and the work that was done at the forge and in the cooper’s workshop are all explained.Īt Paspébiac (pronounced: Pass-Pay-Bee-Akk), in Chaleur Bay, which separates the Gaspé Peninsula from what is now New Brunswick, hundreds of miles west of the Grand Banks, 23-year-old Charles Robin set up a permanent fishing company in 1766. Basque fishermen had been in the area for generations but seldom stayed through the hard winters. They tell the story of the two most important 18th and 19th century Jersey Island fishing companies Robin and Le Boutillier. The bilingual guides working at the site are a fascinating mix of Mi’kmaqs, Basques, French, Jersiais, Acadians, English, Scots, Irish and Loyalists – lots of are descendants still living in and around town and working at the site. “The Boys” in the Carpentry Shop at Paspébiac.
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