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Interests

  • Newport Landing

    Former Acadian habitation site, the Planters repossessed the homes, as well as the cultivated lands in this area after the Deportation.

  • St. Croix

    From 1749 to 1753, two years before the Deportation of the Acadians, a war is declared between the English and the Mi’kmaqs.

  • The Battle of Grand-Pré

    This commemorative site, located along the highway in the Grand-Pré area, demonstrates how the French continued to fight for Acadia long after the surrender of the land by the Treaty of Utrecht of 17 ...

  • Mosquito Point’s modern dyke

    The working model dyke and aboiteau demonstrate Acadian techniques used to master tides and cultivate land.

  • Évangéline Beach

    Named after the famous poem by Henry W. Longfellow, Évangéline Beach is an integral part of Grand-Pré’s cultural landscape.

  • Landscape of Grand-Pré - Observation Park

    Developed in 2013, the Observation Park offers an unobstructed view of the Grand-Pré marshlands as well as the church at Grand-Pré National Historic Site and Cape Blomidon.

  • Deportation Cross

    Located in Horton Landing, this cross is a memorial site of the Deportation of the Acadians.

  • Wolfville Lookoff

    The small town of Wolfville and its downtown core will surely enchant you. Stop by the Wolfville Waterfront Park, where its look-off is the perfect spot to relax and enjoy the Bay of Fundy landscape. ...

  • Blomidon Park

    Samuel de Champlain named this land Cap Poutrincourt, however the Acadians renamed it Cap Baptiste. After the Deportation, the first English settlers call it Cape Porcupine, a name it will carry for ...

  • Round Hill

    The town of Round Hill - Prée-Ronde in French - also known as Thibaudeau Village is located halfway between the Bloody Creek Monument and Annapolis Royal on the NS-201 Highway. This site is one of th ...

  • Hebb’s Landing Rest Area

    This site offers an unobstructed view of the Annapolis River where you can admire the long winding curves bordered by wild vegetation.

  • Chipman’s Corner

    Chipman's Corner is located at the intersection of Middle Dyke Road and Church Street in Port Williams, a 10 minute drive from Starr's Point. Although the site might appear to be an otherwise ordinar ...

  • Port Williams Lookoff

    The Port Williams Lookoff offers a spectacular view on the tides of the Minas Basin and the Cornwallis River. Once named Saint-Antoine River or Grand-Habitant River by the Acadians, it crosses the to ...

  • Annapolis Royal Historic District

    Designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1994, Annapolis Royal Historic District was a central location due to its strategic position and its influence as Acadia’s former capital. With its co ...

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