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Pointe-au-Père Ville (city) on the western part of the Gaspé Peninsula in eastern Quebec at the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. Its population was 4,240 in 2002, in which year Pointe-au-Père was merged with Rimouski.
Pointe-au-Père lighthouse along with Musée de la Mer (museum of the sea) are major regional tourist attractions.
The legendary murderer Dr Crippen was arrested when the steam ship SS Montrose, on which he was trying to escape with his mistress who was disguised as his son, reached Pointe-au-Père.
On May 30 1914, the RMS Empress of Ireland sunk in the Saint Lawrence River near this city.
External Links
- Museum of the sea (http://www.museedelamer.qc.ca/index.htm)
- Ville de Rimouski (http://www.ville.rimouski.qc.ca/)