https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ALYrJ3rAmkB0o6b2HmiKW?si=jTUNcRWMSlmuakjjG2LrFA In 1744 the French and English beat the drums of war, and Antoine de La Boularderie finds himself in the middle of a conflict that rages across Cape Breton Island and Acadia. In the second part of this episode, we will listen to Antoine’s eyewitness account of the days leading up to the first … Continue reading Podcast Episode 09b – The Boularderies of Little Bras d’Or
Lost Settlements
Podcast Episode 06 – Allemands and Rouillé: The Mira River’s Lost Settlements
Near the shores of the Mira River halfway through the 18th century sat two small villages now lost to time - Village des Allemands and Village Rouillé. Though existing for only six short years, the stories these villages tell reflect the greater challenges that typified the Canadian maritime region during the 1750s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn3ucFG4CA0 SHOW NOTES: MUSIC - Violin … Continue reading Podcast Episode 06 – Allemands and Rouillé: The Mira River’s Lost Settlements
The Lost World of Cape Breton Island 