Dick had to have this pic. This is the Queen Ann B & B. Any takers?
The fishing Annapolis Royal, which is the same as Port Royal, depending on which nation possessed it at any given time in the 1700's - Britain or France. And across the Alain River.
This area has such a rich history, that everyone from the original Miq'mic Indians (First Nation in Canada) to the Scotch, French, and British, had a hand in forming its heritage. The picture to the left, as well as the 3 other below, are actually needle points. They are awesome, and, as my mother knows, are TONS of work. And actually, Queen Elizabeth did part of the actual needlepoint work. They are scenes from time periods of the area.
Sorry the pics are so fuzzy, but I wasn't allowed to use my flash, so I had to hold the camera still (???) while it collected light. There is a windmill at the bottom of the needlepoint below and to the left.
And this is an aerial shot of what the actual fort looks like, with its earthen works. It was actually very nearly impregnable, if the French had ever gone to the trouble to also guard the mouth of the Annapolis River. But the British laid seige in 1710, and after 11 days the French surrendered, and never re-occupied the fort. The fort changed hands 8 different times in all between the French and British.
A view from inside the fort. You can see the earthenworks.
This is the Historic Gardens in Annapolis, Royal, Nova Scotia. Absolutely breathtaking. I want my flowers to look like THIS!
These are the remaining dikes of the elaborate dike system the Acadiens built to reclaim the tital areas, like the Dutch people did. They also had windmills for pumps, as well as water mills. Remember that the tides are nearkly 50' in this area. In fact, although we didn't go visit it, the Nova Scotians have built a tidal power generation plant just a few miles from here.
This is the outside and inside of a replica very early Acadien 1 room house, along with outside fireplace/oven.
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