Scrapbook Page 2

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In West Pubnico a living village/museum has been created to portray life as it was for the early Acadian families, with a goal of providing a better understanding and appreciation of the Acadian culture, traditions, language and way of life from 1653 to the present.		The "Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Écosse" (Historical Acadian Village of Nova Scotia) demonstrates the good times and the hardships of seacoast life at an earlier time.
	Buildings have been re-created with the style and techniques of the past; several historic structures have been moved to the site and restored. At the left, a flower garden featuring Cosmos bursts into summer bloom.
Nova Scotia is a land of lighthouses... it's one of the first and last sights of your trip in and out of Yarmouth, and as you travel the "Lighthouse Route" you will see more on the way. The lighthouse on the right has been repositioned in the Village Acadien so visitors can see that aspect of the past.		Modern electronic equipment on boats has made some lighthouses unnecessary, but a number of them along your route are still fully functional, and welcome landmarks for incoming vessels to this day.

	*The Village Acadien features visitor facilities, a gift shop, and a staff only too willing to share their knowledge of the Acadian life of their ancestors.*