Photo: French Jesuit Mission Southern Georgian Bay Ontario

One of the houses with their own vegetable garden at the French Jesuit mission, Saint Marie among the Hurons in Southern Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada.

Tours around Saint Marie among the Hurons near Midland, Ontario in Southern Georgian Bay will show visitors how life was at this 17th century French Jesuit mission. At this house, large vegetable gardens are filled with sprouting greenery which is what was used to feed families.The Wendat community, part of the Iroquoian people, resided in this area and in the 17th century, the French Jesuits came here to live where they were taught the aboriginal customs and their language. Most of the residents lived along the Saint Lawrence River with their livelihood consisting of fish, furs, agriculture, livestock and building materials.At the reconstructed 17th century village, the Saint-Marie among the Hurons, visitors will learn the history of the Canadian pioneers and the early introduction of Christianity in the Aboriginal culture and traditions.Saint Marie among the Hurons, a 17th century Jesuit mission reconstructed in Georgian Bay-Midland, Ontario, Canada, North America.