The Geo Quiz is crashing a big birthday party today.
In 1608, on this day, Samuel de Champlain established a French colonial outpost in the new world.
As a cartogropher, Champlain had explored up and down the Saint Lawrence River, mapping what is now eastern Canada and New England.

He chose the spot where the Saint Lawrence narrows ... To build a fort.
That fort became Canada's oldest city.... 400 years old today.
France's Prime Minister was among the dignitaries on hand to celebrate Champlain's vision:
"He's talking about what it must have been like for Champlain, almost nothing before them except the unknown thick forest, no law, populated by indians, they brought their hope with a blank map".
So put the name of this Canadian city on the map for us...