Dowker Island
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| Geography | |
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| Location | Saint Lawrence River |
| Coordinates | 45°24′10″N 73°53′40″W / 45.40278°N 73.89444°W |
| Archipelago | Hochelaga Archipelago |
| Area | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Width | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
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Dowker Island is part of the Hochelaga Archipelago in Lake Saint Louis, Quebec, between the Island of Montreal and the Île Perrot.
This flat, wooded and uninhabited island off the Beaconsfield/Baie d'Urfe shore is about a kilometer in length and breadth. The ruins of a two-story stone house stand on the island.
Dowker Island, then known as île Sainte-Geneviève, was granted to François-Marie Perrot, the governor of Montreal, by Jean Talon, on 29 October 1672, along with the île Perrot. In 1897, the eponymous Leslie Rose Dowker, acquired the island.
This island is also a popular spot for ice fishing, with several small cabins set up to accommodate visitors during the day.
In the summer the island is easily accessible by small boat, and in winter on foot over the frozen lake.
Ruins on Dowker Island
The ruins of a two-story house stand in the middle of Dowker Island. The house was built by Leslie Rose Dowker after he bought the island in 1887. He lived there until his death in 1945.
The building burned down in 1960.
Woman's frozen body found on Dowker Island
On Sunday, January 23, 2011, Rachel Ann Wilkes, a 33 year old American woman, was found frozen to death on Dowker Island[1] where she had gone walking the previous evening. Her body was found by a passerby who was walking around the island. There were no visible physical injuries on the body.
Ms. Wilkes was not dressed appropriately for the extremely cold temperatures which reached an overnight low of -23 degrees C. Tracks in the snow indicate that she walked around on the island before succumbing to the cold and collapsing on the frozen lake.
When found, her body was taken to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy was performed to determine the exact cause of death.
External links
References
- ^ "Woman's frozen body found on Dowker Island". Gazette. 2011-01-24.
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