Today we made the trip across St Ann's Bay through Syndey to the Fortress of Louisbourg on the extreme south east side of Cape Breton Island. A trip of around 65 miles one way. The Fortress is a the largest reconstructed 18th century town in North America. It existed from 1730's to 1760 when it was destroyed by the English who had taken it from the French. Reconstruction started in the 1960's and some of the buildings contain the original cobblestone floors and rock walls. It was a French held fortress with a population of 1500 up to 3000 depending on how many ships were in port.
The major export to France was fish a high percentage of which were Cod. Nearly all of their products they used for their existence were imported from France. Many of the buildings have people in period dress that talk to you as if you are actually there in that time in history. We had lunch in one of the buildings where we ate from old pewter bowls and spoons. We tied large square bibs around our necks while we ate. We had beef stew, bread baked from a period recipe in a large wood fired oven daily, and a sugar cookie. On the way back we drove through down town Sydney located on the water front. A fortress is a walled settlement of people along with a military encampment and a fort is just a walled military encampment.
Today we made the trip across St Ann's Bay through Syndey to the Fortress of Louisbourg on the extreme south east side of Cape Breton Island. A trip of around 65 miles one way. The Fortress is a the largest reconstructed 18th century town in North America. It existed from 1730's to 1760 when it was destroyed by the English who had taken it from the French. Reconstruction started in the 1960's and some of the buildings contain the original cobblestone floors and rock walls. It was a French held fortress with a population of 1500 up to 3000 depending on how many ships were in port.
The major export to France was fish a high percentage of which were Cod. Nearly all of their products they used for their existence were imported from France. Many of the buildings have people in period dress that talk to you as if you are actually there in that time in history. We had lunch in one of the buildings where we ate from old pewter bowls and spoons. We tied large square bibs around our necks while we ate. We had beef stew, bread baked from a period recipe in a large wood fired oven daily, and a sugar cookie. On the way back we drove through down town Sydney located on the water front. A fortress is a walled settlement of people along with a military encampment and a fort is just a walled military encampment.
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