Pantagruel Bay
Pantagruel Bay is a small sandy bay on Lake Superior just west of Warp Bay.
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Date Added to Canadian Geographical Names Database:
February 21, 1966?This is the date when the Government officially recognized the name. More Info
Note
Pantagruel was named by French Voyageurs in the 16th century and named after the 5-book series, Gargantua and Pantagruel written by author, François Rabelais. The books recount the outrageous, satirical adventures of the giants Gargantua and his son Pantagruel, blending erudition, coarse humor, and inventive wordplay. It enriched the French language with many new terms but was condemned as obscene by the Collège de la Sorbonne.