▁trees ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁God send . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s , ▁there ▁were ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁twenty ▁vessels ▁waiting ▁to ▁load ▁l umber ▁at ▁the ▁wh arf ▁each ▁day ▁during ▁the ▁sh ipping ▁season . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁economic ▁bo om ▁brought ▁on ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁industry , ▁Saint - Mart ins - In - The - W ood s ▁Ang lic an ▁Church ▁in ▁nearby ▁Sh edia c ▁Cape ▁applied ▁for ▁a ▁land ▁in ▁Po inte - D u - Ch ene . ▁They ▁were ▁granted ▁, ▁and ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁more ▁than ▁two - third s ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁Po inte - D u - Ch ene ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁church , ▁which ▁r ents ▁the ▁land ▁to ▁the ▁occup ants . ▁ ▁A ▁notable ▁historical ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁trans - At l antic ▁flight ▁by ▁Marsh al ▁Ital o ▁Bal bo . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁Bal bo ▁land ed ▁in ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne ▁accompanied ▁by ▁an ▁arm ada ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁Italian ▁se ap lan es . ▁The ▁arm ada ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Rome , ▁travel led ▁to ▁the ▁Az ores ▁and ▁Cart w right , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador , ▁and ▁then ▁land ed ▁in ▁Po inte - du - Ch ê ne , ▁ultimately ▁trav elling ▁on ▁to ▁Chicago . ▁Bal bo ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of