He reported that the country was "as pleasant as it is possible to conceive." The next French expedition was led by a Frenchman named Cartier (Kar'-tya').

In 1534 he visited the Gulf of St.Lawrence.

In 1535 he sailed up the St.Lawrence River to Montreal.

But before he could get out of the river again the ice formed about his ships.

He and his crew had to pass the winter there.