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headed out from Halifax, to Grand Pre, NS. Here we viewed the Bay of
Fundy, driving on the coastal lands first reclaimed by Acadian dykes
in the 1700's. Then we visited the Grand
Pre National Historic Site, commemorating Evangaline, the
heroine of the tragic epic poem by Longfellow, the tale of an Acadian
woman separated from her true love by the British deportations.
Inside the small church building pictured here are the wall size
mural paintings recalling the sad story of lost love. |
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 This
picturesque coastline is near Annapolis, NS but is typical of the
small, richly colored wood homes dotting all of Nova Scotia. |
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 We
visited Port
Royal, the reconstructed site of one of the earliest European
settlements in North America. The costumed interpreters were
friendly, informative, and delightful. |
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 Here
Jesse is in the reconstructed Port
Royal dining hall, enjoying an imaginary frothy mug of grog. |
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 We
spent the night in Church
Point, NS (Pointe de l'Eglise) on the shore of the Bay of Fundy.
The St Mary's church (shown here) is noteworthy as the tallest and
wood structure church in North America. We were surprised to find
this shore of Nova Scotia to have Acadian roots and French-Canadian
flavor (as Americans, we only knew about the Montreal-centric
Quebecois). Between Grand Pre and Church Point we saw many vestiges
of the historic Acadian culture, from our hoteliers, the restaurants,
churches and schools. What a delightful surprise for us to enjoy. Of
course, Universite Sainte-Anne performs the "Evangaline"
play throughout each summer. We started to plan our eventual trip to
New Orleans to visit the "Cajun" descendents of this now
famous diaspora, and took that trip in May 2001. |
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Original Web Upload December 2000
Last Update: May 28, 2004 |
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Nova Scotia: Grand Pre and Port Royal