A mock replica of the largest of 3 ships French explorer Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River – La Grande Hermine, rests in the Jordan Harbour west of the city of St. Catharines. The ship, built in Quebec in 1914 and originally named Le Progress, began its life as a ferry on the St. Lawrence at Trois-Rivières. It later became a cargo ship, a floating restaurant, and in 1991, converted to a replica ship. It has been moored at Jordan Harbour since 1997, and was the victim of an arson fire in January 2003, causing its current spooky demeanour.