Frobisher Bay for the English navigator Sir Martin Frobisher, who, during his search for the Northwest Passage in 1576, became the first European to visit it. Until Hall's voyage in 1861, the Bay was thought by Europeans to be a strait separating Baffin Island from another island. The first Church of England service recorded on North American soil was a celebration of Holy Communion at Frobisher Bay in the last days of August or early September 1578. The Anglican Church of Canada's Prayer Book fixes the day of commemoration as September 3. The chaplain on Frobisher's voyage was " 'Maister Wolfall (probably
An Island in the Soup for Children's Illustration, the first in 1993 for her book "Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming", and the second in 2001 for "An Island in the Soup", and has been nominated for various other awards. Other children's books by Mireille Levert include: "An Island in the Soup" won the Governor General's Award for Children's Illustration in 2001. The Governor General's Literary Awards (sometimes referred to as the GG's) are national literary awards given each year that honour the best in Canadian Literature. Over 1,500 books are submitted from both English and French publishers who represent Canadian authors, illustrators, and translators. There are