A furtrading post is established by de Champlain on a place called La Place Royale, the site of contemporary Pointe-à-Callière museum in Old Montreal.
de Champlain returns to Quebec after a visit to France during which he fails to renew the fur trade monopoly on furs from North America. He manages, however, to secure the support of merchants in Rouen for the colony of New France.
de Champlain and his men make their way up the Lachine Rapids, home to the largest standing waves in the world.