Toured the partly reconstructed French Fortress of Louisbourg, which was built in 1713, mainly because of the cod fishing. This certainly takes you back in time.
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| Our spot for last night |
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| The campground is right next to the commercial fishing pier. |
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| One heavy duty tug |
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| We took in a musical/comedy performance by It's Getting Dark Again, Again at this playhouse last night. What fun! |
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| This shows the full size of the fortress at the time. It is only 20% reconstructed now. |
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| There is a museum at the entrance and one had to take a shuttle bus to take you to the village. |
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| Taken from the bus |
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| This costumed interpreter talked about the life of the fishermen. |
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| Cod jigging gear |
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| Entrance to the fortified village |
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| Shutter latch |
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| Who are ewe looking at? |
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| Ice house |
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| Domestic animals added to the realism of the fort |
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| A healthy garden |
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| Just like the Holiday Inn |
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| They fired these guns at noon, but we were too late in the season to see it. |
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| Kitchen in the Governor's residence |
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| Lunch with a historic view |
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| Lighthouse Point that we saw the day before. The waves were still up. |
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| Model of the fortress as it was in the 1700's. |
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| Amazing artwork in the museum |
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| Activity as it might have been. |
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| Grace was hoping to see Rita's Tea Room in Big Pond, but we literally missed it by 5 minutes. They wouldn't let us take a peek. |
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| Disappointed but nice to have seen the outside. |
