New videos featured on ‘Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour’ through Clare, Argyle, Yarmouth

A new way for tourists to experience Acadian history.

Seventy-eight video vignettes are now part of the Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour through Clare, Argyle and Yarmouth.

The videos can be accessed on your smartphone through interpretive panels at 38 heritage sites

Clare’s tourism manager Larry Peach says it was important to have this ready for tourism season.

“There are visitors that are actually going to most of the sites already. We’re slowing them down, that means they’re staying in our communities and spending money, which is a great thing to see,” said Peach.

Sites with the most views so far include Saint Bernard Church, the Acadian museum in Pubnico and the Grosses Coques cross.

“The cross is a new site we recently added, it’s got a significant amount of views. There is strong community interest already in this project.”

There are 18 sites in the Municipality of Argyle, 17 in the Municipality of Clare and three in the Town and Municipality of Yarmouth.

The videos were produced in both English and French, and can also be viewed online.

The panels were re-done ahead of the Congres Mondial Acadien in 2024.