Isle-aux-Grues
Isle-aux-Grues (French for "island of cranes") is an island situated on the Saint Lawrence River, in the municipality of Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, in the Montmagny Regional County Municipality (MRC), in administrative region of Chaudière-Appalaches, in Quebec, in Canada.
| Native name: Old name=Île Crane | |
|---|---|
 Isle-aux-Grues | |
  Isle-aux-Grues | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Saint Lawrence River |
| Coordinates | 47°03′34″N 70°32′35″W |
| Archipelago | Isle-aux-Grues |
| Length | 7 km (4.3 mi) |
| Width | 2 km (1.2 mi) |
| Administration | |
Canada | |
| Parish municipality | Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues |
Geography
The Isle-aux-Grues is measuring about 7 kilometres long and 2 kilometres wide. However, its dimensions increase to 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) by 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), if including the flats which connect it to Île aux Oies.[1] It is one of the twenty-one islands which make up the Isle-aux-Grues archipelago.
Transportation
The island has an airstrip which is the only access to the island during the winter. Isle-aux-Grues is also served by a ferry during the summer.[2]
Education
Children from Isle-aux-Grues attend school in Montmagny, Quebec, travelling by plane each day.[2]
Person connected to the island
- The Franco-Canadian painter Jean-Paul Riopelle died on the island on 12 March 2002.
May 2010 plane crash
On May 19, 2010 at about 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, a Cessna 172 airplane carrying four people crashed on Isle-aux-Grues, killing three people initially. The fourth later died in hospital.[2]
Toponymy
The toponym "Île aux Grues" was made official on December 5, 1968 at the Commission de toponymie du Québec.[1]
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec - Bank of place names - Toponym: "Île aux Grues"
- White, Marianne (20 May 2010). "Four killed in plane crash in Quebec". Montreal: Toronto Sun. QMI Agency. Retrieved 14 June 2014.