GRAND-PRÉ,
July 16, 2008 – Over 80 children from the New Minas Recreation
Centre Day Camps visited Grand-Pré National Historic Site today.
Ranging in age from 6 to 13 years, they came armed with a picnic lunch
and lots of sun screen lotion. Their aim was to learn about the
Acadians. They were divided into eleven groups. Their visit was
designed like a treasure hunt, except that instead of looking for
treasures they had to find answers to questions or do something
specific like hugging a giant weeping willow tree or taking a picture
of Evangeline. Among the leaders was Mr Maynard Stevens, President of
the Kings County Historical Society. Dressed in period costume and
standing in the shade of an old chesnut tree, he told the children
about the significance of Grand-Pré and pointed out the dykelands and
the old French willows. After lunch, the children headed off to play
in the sand at Evangeline Beach.
