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country churches was built on
the site of the old village of
Grand Pré as a memorial to
the Great Expulsion, when the
British marched into Acadian
territory and forced thousands
from Nova Scotia. Visitors can
also stroll around the gardens,
or take in the site’s infor­
EXPERIENCE The Maritimes their his tory. After the Great
mation center, which features
exhibits on the Acadians and
Expulsion, many families hid
locally, while some returned
in later years.
Grand Pré National
Historic Site
" ⌂ Hwy 101 # May–Oct:
daily ∑ experiencegrand
pre.ca
The stately white facade of Acadia University
in Wolfville, which was founded in 1838
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9 At the end of a 3 mile (5­km) Truro
trail along the Acadian dikes
Wolfville is the graceful church at the
Grand Pré Nat ional Historic £ @ n Victoria Square;
n Willow Park; www. Site, part of a UNESCO World (902) 893 2922
wolfville.ca
Heritage Site. In 1921, a stone Located at the hub of Nova
The home of the acclaimed church modeled after French Scotia’s main transportation
Acadia University, Wolfville routes, Truro is the site of a
and the surrounding country­ unique geographical pheno­
side radiate a gracious charm. menon, the tidal bore. As the
Here the green and fertile great Fundy tides return land­
Annapolis Valley meets the STAY ward, they generate a wave,
shore of the Minas Basin, and or “bore,” that is driven for
visitors can follow country several miles up the rivers
roads past lush farmlands Cliffside Bed that empty into the basin.
and sun­warmed orchards. & Breakfast Off Hwy 102 is the Tidal Bore
Much of the valley’s rich A modern B&B with Park, where interpretive
farmland was created by luxurious suites and panels explain the process
dikes built by the Acadians exceptional views and people can watch the
in the 1600s. After the Great of Culloden Cove and tide come in. On the nearby
Expulsion of 1755, the British the Bay of Fundy. Shubenacadie River, visitors
offered the land to struggling ⌂ 1820 Culloden Rd, can ride the bore in rafts; the
New England villagers on the Digby ∑ cliffside.ca waves generated can reach
condition that the entire village \\\ up to 7 ft (2 m) in height.
would relocate. These hard­
working settlers, known as
Planters, proved so prosper­ Irwin Lake Chalets 11
ous that the towns of the Head here for peaceful
Annapolis Valley flourished. cedar log cabins – Parrsboro
Wolfville and its surrounding some with private hot n Main St; www.town.
area has rapidly gained a repu­ tubs – located all along parrsboro.ns.ca
tation as Nova Scotia’s wine the water.
region. There are over a dozen ⌂ 680 Loch Haven Ln, Located on the north shore
vineyards in the vicinity, many Truro ∑ irwin of the Minas Basin, Parrsboro
with tasting rooms open to the lakechalets.com is famed as the home of the
public. Wolfville is also home \\\ world’s highest tides, which
to the Magic Winery Bus, the reach over 49 ft (15 m) in
only hop­on, hop­off winery height. Rockhounds are drawn
tour bus in North America. to the Minas Basin, whose
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