Eastern Kings Meeting Place

Introduction . . .
The Naufrage River empties into Naufrage Pond. The pond is ajacent to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Lot 43, northwest of Souris. The name originates from oral history that several people came ashore after a shipwreck in 1719 and were the first settlers at St. Peter's Harbour and East Lake. It appears in 1752 as Etang du Noffrage. Surveyor General Samuel Holland called the area Shipwreck Cove in 1765, a translation. Shipwreck Point extends into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. It was translated by Holland from Pointe du Naufrage. It is seen in the 1880 Atlas and continues today.
A brief history . . .
Naufrage is the oldest part of St. Margarets Parish. The early Scottish settlers found evidence of an earlier French settlement and their cemetery. This may be the first known European burial site in Prince Edward Island. Oral history states there is a native burial area near the lighthouse
Surnames of the first Scottish settlers include MacCormack, MacDonald, MacIntyre and McIntosh
The hull, spars, sails, foresail, mainsail and jib standing and running rigging, blocks, fishing gear, barrels of salt, empty barrels and other materials from the 80 ton schooner Asia from Newburyport, Massachusetts were sold by auction at Naufrage on September 24, 1839, where she was wrecked on September 13. Everything was described in the Colonial Herald as being "nearly new".
Land Surveyor and writer Thomas Irwin's body was seen on the ice off the shore of Naufrage on March 10, 1847. He is remembered today as champion of the Mi'k Maq and defender of their language.
The lighthouse was constructed and first used in 1913.
In 1934, after four days adrift with a full cargo and a broken engine, the rum-runner Tena II was rescued by SS Sanfonia. To the immense relief of the Tena II's owner/captain, the skipper of the Sanfonia agreed to tow them close to shore at Naufrage, where they could offload, instead of taking them to Souris, where the Mounties and Customs officials might take an interest.

The Nellie J. Banks

The Mavis - a rumrunning vessel
The run-running schooner, The Nellie J. Banks, was seized off Naufrage by the crew of the R.C.M.P. Cutter, the Ulna in August 1938. She was built in Allendale, Nova Scotia in 1910. This auxliary schooner fished out of many ports - Lockport, Halifax, Pubnico and Canso until she was bought for rum-running in 1926. Until 1938 she was a floating blind-pig just outside the three-mile-limit with a crew from Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland and liquor from the French Island of St. Pierre. She was twice under seizure in Charlottetown, P.E.I., and finally burned at Murray Harbour, P.E.I. in 1953. Today she is remembered in song.
Today . . .
Shipwreck Point Cottage Naufrage Lighthouse Cottage
Naufrage Fishing Vessels

Still Water
Covehead Rover
Family Affair I
Fancy Free I
Caroline Jake
Liam & Cole
Miss Tacita
Grace & Tammy
Windy Isle '06
Haley Jane
John F.
Windjammer II
J & D's Six Pack
Fast Forward
Wind Dancer VI
Iva Don '96
Shawn & Paul
Tara Dawn
Final Chapter I
NEPTUNA
Lucas & Mitchell
Sea Curity II
Jenny & Jason
White Sail
Christa M. II

Janet's Pride
Slow But Sure
First Choice
Peggies Two
Luck Of The Draw
Ryes N' Shine
Enterprise No. I
Wes Nor' Wes
Break Free
EM'N M's Lega Sea
Billie & Julie
Milky Way III
My Four Ladies
Miss Shawna Lee
Grey Fox I
Y' Knot VI
Keshia Kaitlin
Hear Me Knot
Gimme Shelter I
Barra Sea
Silver Dollar
Dover Lady
Current-Lee
Anna Rose
Miranda & Lexie

Sufferin Suckatash
Another Journey
Fishermans Pride
Kristen Michelle II
Hard To Handle '08
Rob - Ron - Lin
Cheryl Lynn III
Just June
Knotin' Fancy
King Cole
South Surfer
M. K. & J. II
Navigator
Northern Breeze I
Two Will Do
Earl'y Light
Deep Blue Sea
Family Pride
Debra Ann Ray
Voyager 2003
Muriel Sea I
Newfie Girl
Stephanie Al
Nathan Evan
Nancy & Steven I