▁Sh edia c ▁Bay , ▁an ▁in let ▁of ▁the ▁North umber land ▁Stra it , ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne , ▁also ▁called ▁La ▁Po inte , ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Par lee ▁Beach ▁Provin cial ▁Park . ▁It ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁and ▁North ▁American ▁Railway ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁stop over ▁for ▁Pan - Am ' s ▁Trans ▁Atlantic ▁air ▁service ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne ▁became ▁a ▁c ott age ▁resort ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Summer ▁exc urs ion ▁trains ▁from ▁Mon ct on ▁brought ▁day ▁tri ppers ▁to ▁the ▁se ash ore . ▁The ▁railway ▁termin us ▁and ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁Par lee ▁Beach ▁( origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁G ould ' s ▁Beach ▁and ▁Bel live au ' s ▁Beach , ▁before ▁being ▁renamed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ), ▁made ▁it ▁an ▁ideal ▁location ▁for ▁c ott ages . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Po inte - D u - Ch ê ne ▁has ▁from ▁the ▁very ▁beginning ▁been ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁community ▁of ▁Sh edia c ; ▁French ▁cart ograph er ▁J ume au ▁mapped ▁the ▁whole ▁area ▁along ▁Sh edia c ▁Bay ▁as ▁“ Ch eda ik ,” ▁and ▁M ons ign or ▁St . ▁Val ier , ▁who ▁was ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁“ Ch edic ” ▁during ▁a ▁ 1