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La Chasse-galerie

The bewitched/flying canoe.

Victim(s)

Gallery (French Nobleman) & lumberjacks from camps working around the Gatineau River.

perpetrator(s)

The Devil

Case Status

Closed Case

Case Years

1892–Present

Location(s)

Gatineau, Québec, Canada

Synopsis

On a frozen Canadian night, loggers struck a deal with the Devil: a flying canoe that could carry them home in exchange for their souls. Known as the Chasse-galerie, the “cursed canoe” became legend—men soaring over treetops, bound by rules they dared not break. But when drink, temptation, and reckless hands took the helm, the pact twisted into terror. Was it just folklore…or a true tale of sin, survival, and a bargain gone wrong?

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