Visiting the Homeland for Cajuns

[Snagglefoot]

Although Louisiana has been the “ Homeland” for Cajuns for centuries, the original home is actually Nova Scotia in Canada. I just got back from a visit. You can search Cajuns on this forum to find the connection with the Acadians in Canada.

So, for anyone who wants to check their Candian roots you need to see a few places in Nova Scotia, particularly Annapolis Royal and Grand Pre, both situated on the west coast of Nova Scotia, along the coast of the Bay of Fundy. Another attraction is that the Bay of Fundy has the largest tides in the world.

To get there, other than driving, you can fly into Halifax. You can fly from Philadelphia or Boston, or you can catch a flight into various cites in Canada, but most fly to Toronto and change planes there. You can rent a car in Halifax and drive down highway 101 to get into the heartland of Acadie, the homeland of the Acadians.

For those who need a tune up on their history about 10,000 French Acadians were expelled by the British in the mid 1700’s. They had been living there since 1605. About 4,000 ended up in Louisiana and formed the basis for the Cajuns.

I’m no expert so feel free to add to the history. Enjoy. Here’s a few shots of my trip including a recreation of an early Acadian Settlement.

 

[KGMtech]

So did you get to a Canadian Tire? Did you have fish & chips? Maple flavoured anything?

 

[Passport1]

Thanks for the history lesson, very interesting.

 

[Snagglefoot]

So did you get to a Canadian Tire? Did you have fish & chips? Maple flavoured anything?

Haha. Digby is just to the south and is the scallop capital of Canada. Also, I had a two lb freshly boiled lobster for $32 USD equivalent.

 

[OVERKILL]

Although Louisiana has been the “ Homeland” for Cajuns for centuries, the original home is actually Nova Scotia in Canada. I just got back from a visit. You can search Cajuns on this forum to find the connection with the Acadians in Canada.

So, for anyone who wants to check their Candian roots you need to see a few places in Nova Scotia, particularly Annapolis Royal and Grand Pre, both situated on the west coast of Nova Scotia, along the coast of the Bay of Fundy. Another attraction is that the Bay of Fundy has the largest tides in the world.

To get there, other than driving, you can fly into Halifax. You can fly from Philadelphia or Boston, or you can catch a flight into various cites in Canada, but most fly to Toronto and change planes there. You can rent a car in Halifax and drive down highway 101 to get into the heartland of Acadie, the homeland of the Acadians.

For those who need a tune up on their history about 10,000 French Acadians were expelled by the British in the mid 1700’s. They had been living there since 1605. About 4,000 ended up in Louisiana and formed the basis for the Cajuns.

I’m no expert so feel free to add to the history. Enjoy. Here’s a few shots of my trip including a recreation of an early Acadian Settlement.

My wife's stomping grounds! She's Acadian (well, Metis technically, part Mi'kmaq). I've traced her family back to the early 1600's.

Fort Beausejour in Aulac (NB, on the NB/NS border) is another good spot, which is across from Fort Lawrence (Amherst). Not much left of Lawrence, a bit more of Beausejour.

Also highly recommend visiting Cape Breton and Fort Louisbourg. I was there as a kid, it's incredible.

The Bluenose museum in Lunenburg is another "must see". The loss of her was one of the greatest slights against history by the Canadian government.