#downeast artist

[jadafitch]

Common Eider (Somateria mollissima)

[atoneofconscious]

I’ve come to a conclusion:

Stanley Pines��� favourite artist: Billy Joel

The boy from glass shard beach listens to the piano man who was raised in Hicksville, Oyster Bay, NY (yes that’s a real place). They’re both guys who boxed in their youth.

Both of them never graduated high school.

Both love, are OBSESSED with boats and sailing.

Both are gambling men

Both are famous for a vehicular crash (famous…infamous…)

Both have mental health issues

Both have had multiple marriages(almost marriages)

Both are stupid loyal and hold grudges and will spit them back into your face

all I’m saying is: Stanley Pines has an 8-track of Glass Houses (which he stole) in the Diablo for cruising. He’s got vinyl of The Stranger for when he’s feeling moody. There’s a CD of The Greatest Hits in the gift shop that Wendy can’t stand.

Stanley Pines feels like Billy Joel made The Stranger for him and Ford

Stanley Pines fucking ROCKS with Billy Joel.

thank you for listening to my PowerPoint

[rabbitcruiser]

National Acadian Day

Every year, certain Canadian regions commemorate National Acadian Day on August 15 to honor the Acadian people and culture. The Acadian leaders were given the mandate to designate the date of this celebration, which is also the feast of the Assumption of Mary, during the first National Convention of the Acadians in Memramcook, New Brunswick, in 1881. The Acadians, who originated in France, were the first Europeans to permanently settle in Canada.

History of National Acadian Day

The history and culture of Canada’s Acadian people are commemorated on National Acadian Day. When France founded Nova Scotia in Port Royal in 1605 as North America’s first permanent settlement, thousands of Acadians were compelled to abandon their homes and relocate as a result of the Great Upheaval, which lasted from 1755 to 1763. Many people eventually returned to the Acadian region, but others never did.

National Acadian Day was founded in 1881 at the first National Convention of the Acadians in Memramcook, New Brunswick, when the Acadian leaders were given the task of deciding on a date for the celebration, which coincided with the Assumption of Mary’s feast day. The date was the subject of a debate at the convention between those who wanted Acadians to commemorate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, which has been a national day of French Canadians since 1834 and a national holiday of Quebec since 1977, on June 24, and those who wanted the commemoration to take place on August 15.

During this time, a significant number of Acadian leaders were traditionalists who desired the preservation of pre-revolutionary France’s ideals and practices. This did not stop the Acadians from adopting a tricolor flag at the Miscouche convention three years later. With his statement before the conference, Abbot Marcel-François Richard, who supported August 15, is thought to have influenced the outcome. By January 1938, the Vatican approved the Acadian convention’s choice in a declaration. National Acadian Day became an official Canadian holiday in 2003, thanks to the efforts of the Canadian Parliament.

National Acadian Day timeline

1881 The First Acadian Day

National Acadian Day is established at the first National Convention of the Acadians.

1994 First Congrès Mondial Acadien (C.M.A.)

The first Congrès Mondial Acadien (C.M.A.) is held across municipalities in Southeastern New Brunswick.

2003 Royal Recognition

A Royal Proclamation recognizes the wrongs suffered by the Acadians when they were forcibly deported from Acadie from 1755 until 1762.

2004 National Acadian Day

The provincial governments officially recognize National Acadian Day.

National Acadian Day FAQs

Can you see the Northern Lights in Acadia?

The Northern Lights can often be observed from Downeast Acadia’s northernmost reaches.

Is Acadia home to bears?

On the island, there is a small permanent population of black bears.

Can you go hiking at night in Acadia?

Acadia National Park’s Park Loop Road is open at night, allowing visitors to drive into and around the park.

National Acadian Day Activities

Make plans to visit Acadia

Read about Acadian history

Listen to music from Acadia

Festivals are held by Acadians to celebrate their centuries-old traditions, as well as contemporary arts and culture. Festivals are held all year in Acadian and francophone towns around the province, so plan a vacation to Canada to see them for yourself.

It's possible that you've never heard of Acadia, a French colony in North America. Now that you've heard of them, it's time to learn more about their culture and history for yourself!

Good music has a way of burying itself in our hearts. It's something that brings us all together. Listen to Acadian music or Google up and listen to Acadian artists.

5 Facts About Acadia That Will Blow Your Mind

Acadia's first capital

Bolognino Zaltieri

The inspiration behind Acadia

Cod abundance

The Acadian dialect

Port Royal was Acadia's first capital and was erected in 1605.

Bolognino Zaltieri named an area far to the northeast of present-day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 'Arcadia' in 1566.

The term ’Quoddy,’ which means open sloop-rigged sailboat, was thought to have inspired the name Acadia.

Acadia was famed for its abundance of cod, which drew European traders and fishermen to its shores.

Chiac is an Acadian dialect prevalent throughout the region.

Why We Love National Acadian Day

The view from Otter Cliff

Being one with nature

It commemorates Acadia's past

Otter Cliff, at 110 feet above sea level, is the spectacular climax of the Ocean Walk. It's a popular rock climbing destination, and it's composed of Cadillac granite, the unique pink rock that Acadia is known for.

Acadia is all about taking in the beauty of nature, and camping and stargazing add to the experience. The park campgrounds are inexpensive, nice, and clean, even if they are a little run-down.

Acadians' history is commemorated on National Acadian Day. It honors their history and culture while also preserving their legacy.

Source

[alister312]

playlist attack!! 15 songs for @adventurecat85 for the @spinthetags south park olympics

I do so love Kenny and Butters/Vic’s connection to Hawaii and each other and the idea that they go on trips there is the best. I’ve never been to Hawaii, but I do love going to the ocean in the summer. One of the most important parts of any vacation but especially so for beach vacations, imo, is the soundtrack for it. It’s essential for building the right vibe and can help transport you back there when you’re far away (say, middle of nowhere Colorado). So I wanted to put together the playlist similar to what Kenny and Vic might have for their Hawaii trips!

explanation of my song choices below the cut 😎

Much of this playlist consists of yacht rock because that seems like the type of ocean vacation vibe they’d want. Yacht rock is a type of genre that normally consists of soft rock music from the 80s, aka tunes someone can chill to while hanging out on their yacht. Victor Chaos is absolutely the kind of guy who would have a yacht and I think Kenny would appreciate the soft rock (especially while high). The ones I chose I think also speak to their relationship, such as “Just the Two of Us” (them being left behind by everyone from their former friend group but remaining close friends anyway) and “Reelin’ in the Years” (reflecting on how different they are and how distant they feel from everyone else now).

Keeping in mind your idea of Kenny not having the resources he needs to fully realize his potential, I wanted to include some songs about the ocean with themes of working hard and wanting more out of life. There’s the very downtrodden “The Downeaster Alexa” and the slightly more hopeful “Son of a Son of a Sailor”. This marries in nicely I feel with Victor Chaos’ business personality which I wanted represented in “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”.

I wanted to also get some general island-y vacation vibe songs in here, the classics for setting the tropical mood. To me, that means artists like Jimmy Buffet and Zac Brown Band, as well as songs like “Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” and “Tequila”.  Since they are going to Hawaii, though, I made sure to put some very explicitly Hawaii songs in there. Getting in at least one of Elvis’ Hawaii songs in particular seemed important since he was very vital to Butters’ family’s connection to Hawaii.

While I think you could listen to this playlist on shuffle and have the time of your life, I did also put these songs in an order that I think makes them flow well together. I wanted to start high energy (those excited pre/early vacation vibes), get a little mellow (settled in relaxing/reflecting on their life together), then bring the upbeat nature back (refusing to end their special vacation on a downer note).

I hope you like this playlist and that it helps inspire thoughts of Kenny and Vic hanging out in Hawaii together! Sorry it's on Youtube 😅 I don't have Spotify Premium. Feel free to just add over all the songs if that's the platform you prefer.

[aryburn-trains]

2001 Downeaster Boston to Portland Amtrak The consist includes a P40, three amfleet I coaches, an amfleet I club cafe and a NPCU cabbage. The gifs used were made by the artists linked below. http://kenstransitgifs.com/gifindex.html http://www.trainweb.org/asamtrak911/traingifs.html

[bigdblues]

Just follow the link to listen #Bigdblues / Allez sur le lien pour écouter Bigdblues. No need to down load anything just press play.

Check out our playlist dated April 23rd, 2023.

Trio Acadien - Trio Acadien -1993; Set list - Just Us with Jason and Pauline; Une goutte d'eau - CIFA -1998; Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball; Southwest of Downeast - Various artists of Southwest Nova Scotia; A Celebration of Blues - Great Guitarists -Vol 2 -1996; Carole King - Tapestry -1977; Doc Walker - Go; Buckwheat Zydeco - The Ultimate Collection - 2000.

[crows-feet-studio]

Maine fish and fog

[noordzee]

My Book of Days project is nearly over, just the rest of December to post!

11- Went to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts museum and was especially captivated by Women in Motion: 150 Years of Women's Artistic Networks at PAFA and Joan Semmel: Skin in the Game. I attempted to emulate Semmel’s riotously colorful self-portraiture here. 12- Visited Ellis Island, and was entranced by all the photos of immigrants. So many serious eyes, often defiant or worried for what was ahead. (The occasional kid in the photos who hadn’t gotten the memo and was grinning hugely was a fun secondary treat, haha.) 13- Had a day of being a bumpkin in the big city; between The Guggenheim, The Jewish Museum, and stumbling into Saks’ christmas display, there were wonders around every corner! 14- I was supposed to take a train home. It was so delayed that I wouldn’t have been able to catch my bus connection in Boston. Boo. 15- I was able to have my ticket transferred and the travel plans went off without a hitch. The ride was so smooth that I was able to ink the week’s worth of Dailies with only minimal mistakes! The same could not be said for the busride, it was too rattly for much of anything. 16- Hung out with my friend and their cat Artemis hopped on my lap!!! I gave her another of the goddess’ epithets, She Who Soothes. 17- Nice to feel wanted in the ol office, y’know? 18- I hadn’t scanned cards for months. When I went back to check, the last one was... also about not scanning anything for months, because I never learn. 19- Here 2 help, as best I can... 20- I was practicing digital art techniques from Adobe MAX and came upon a tutorial by DKNG to photoshop enamel pin mockups. I had a merry time photoshopping fake pins out of random old pieces from my folders!

[andrewwyethartist]

"Jean Hadlock" - watercolor - Andrew Wyeth

[officialjessicajewett]

Short story (although I beg you to read the entire blog): I’m selling a drawing of the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain house and donating the profits to preservation and restoration efforts.

BUY THE CHAMBERLAIN HOUSE ORIGINAL ART HERE. BUY THE CHAMBERLAIN HOUSE ART PRINTS HERE.

Now, let’s have the whole story. The links will be at the end of the blog again too. I don’t know if my efforts will be successful but my hope is you’ll feel my passion by the end of this blog.

We’re here to talk about something very near and dear to my heart – the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain house in Brunswick, Maine. The porches that Chamberlain himself built on his home of over fifty years are in structural danger. Together, you and I are going to help. Buildings like this one belong to all of us.

Briefly, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a Union general in the American Civil War who rose to that rank without formal military training (he was a professor before the war). He volunteered for service, and then later became a four-term governor of Maine, followed by president of Bowdoin College.

His wife, Fanny, was a rare example of an independent woman, having a career of her own as a music teacher and an artist before she decided to get married. The two of them were quite liberal in a lot of ways; believing women should be admitted to college wherever they chose, believing in the right to contraception and family planning, believing in racial equality, and so forth.

For a bit of context into the time and place the Chamberlain family lived, they knew Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, and attended church with her for years. Stowe sometimes held gatherings of Bowdoin College students in her home where she read chapters of Uncle Tom’s Cabin aloud. Chamberlain took Fanny to some of these readings while they were “dating” (dating wasn’t the term in those days).

National history largely forgot Chamberlain until Ken Burns heavily featured him throughout his documentary series, The Civil War. Then in the early 90s, Jeff Daniels actually played Chamberlain (seen in character on the left) in the film, Gettysburg, followed ten years later by playing him again in Gods and Generals.

His impact reaches far beyond Maine. Even I live in Atlanta and I’m just three miles from both Chamberlain Street and Oakland Cemetery where one of his best friends, General John B. Gordon, is buried.

You’re beginning to see why this family and this house matter to American history. We could sit here discussing Chamberlain’s fascinating life and undeniable affect on Maine history until we write a book. In fact, there are a lot of books about him, his military commands, and his family.

Not only did the family live in this house for over fifty years, but Henry Wadsworth Longfellow rented rooms in the same house before they bought it. Longfellow’s presence in the house is still felt today in the upstairs parlor where a portion of the wallpaper he put up is still there.

This is the house today. Originally, it was only one-and-a-half floors. Chamberlain had the entire structure moved to the corner of Potter and Maine, and then lifted about eleven feet off the ground to build an entirely new first floor addition. He designed most of the first floor himself, including a beautiful curved staircase that greeted guests upon walking through the ruby red foyer. It’s is one of the most architecturally important houses in the state of Maine due to the odd mixture of building and decorating styles blended together from different popular aesthetics in the nineteenth century – Cape Cod, Gothic Revival, and some Art Nouveau influences. Chamberlain wasn’t even a trained architect or interior designer.

The Pejepscot History Center (PHC) rescued the house from demolition in 1983 after decades of being rented out to Bowdoin College students. It had been chopped up into seven apartments and the interior was painted psychedelic colors when they acquired it. Almost 37 years under the careful stewardship of historians and volunteers has seen great strides toward preserving and restoring the home to the way it stood when Chamberlain lived there, but only partially so.

As of my last visit, renters still live in the upper portions of the house in, I believe, three apartments because renting brings in money for upkeep. Many of the unoccupied rooms upstairs haven’t yet been restored either, including all of the Chamberlain family bedrooms. The downstairs bathroom with original fittings and the master bedroom upstairs were being used for storage instead of teaching and tourism. It takes a lot of money to preserve and restore historical buildings. Brunswick is a small town and Maine is a small town state.

Why does the decay of an old house matter to me?

My family name is Jewett. That was, once upon a time, an influential name up in Maine, so much so that if you take a drive over to South Berwick, you can tour my ancestors’ home. I’m related to Sarah Orne Jewett and she left her home to Historic New England when she died. If you click on her name, it’ll take you to the website for that house. There, you’ll see the potential when important places have the resources for full, meticulous restoration and preservation. I have a vision for the Chamberlain home being just as preserved, studied, and restored as the Jewett house.

I’ve had the privilege of visiting the Chamberlain house twice. Tour guides were wonderful and well-informed, the gift shop was better than most battlefield gift shops, and there was a beautiful wheelchair ramp built onto the back porch – a rarity for historical landmarks. In the above photo, you’re looking at my first trip to the house twelve years ago when I was quite sick and underweight compared to now. Sick or not, historical preservation is my passion. So I went to Maine.

I’d like to show you more photos from my trips to the Chamberlain house. I quickly grabbed some from my collection so you can see how special this place is to many of us in the American history, women’s history, and Civil War fields.

In 2018 and 2019, the PHC raised $48,000 for serious restoration work on the exterior of the house. They even got the wheelchair ramp rebuilt on the back porch as a bonus. It was a really spectacular job and it all looks like it belonged on the house from the beginning, although General Chamberlain never had a ramp back there.

The old ramp and porch.

The new ramp and porch.

I’m showing you this because I want you to see what’s possible through the help of donations, foundations, and grants to not only restore historical landmarks but also to make them accessible to more people in the future. Places like this really depend on tourism for cash flow in addition to the few grants that are available. Tourism matters economically to small towns. It pays to have interesting landmarks, speaking in practical terms. We’re American. We understand that money talks.

Take a look at this photo of the house from the 1870s. Do you see the glass porch on the first floor, and then the open air porch above it? Pay attention to those.

I’m letting the Pejepscot History Center explain what happened. This is from their fundraiser page. I’m not sure if the fundraiser page is still open, but if it is, I’ll update this blog with a link.

Thanks to $48,000 raised from foundations and individuals over 2018-2019, we were able to undertake extensive exterior restoration work on the Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum starting in the spring of 2019.

Four faces of the building have now been lovingly restored, but in the process, considerable rot due to deferred maintenance in the past was found and corrected.

This led to fewer funds available for addressing the final part of this Phase I restoration effort: the two historic porches on the southeast corner of the building, which have some of the most interesting architecture on the building, and provide considerable structural support.

Unfortunately, they too have more deterioration than originally anticipated, necessitating additional funds to repair and rebuild the porches correctly.

Chamberlain raised the house 11 feet in the air in 1871 to add the lower story, thereby adding the first floor porch himself. He especially loved these porches. Over the years, he and the family enjoyed sitting on them and raising plants in the ample southern sunshine.

So I decided to make donations interesting. Individually, none of us can afford the $20,000 the PHC needs to raise to save Chamberlain’s porches from decaying and deteriorating. I know I can’t.

But what I can do is use my skills as an artist to draw attention to the house and make it worth your effort to help rescue the house. I’m a portrait artist most of the time, selling commissions of ordinary people as well as portraits set in highly researched historical scenes. To me, the Chamberlain house like all other historical houses are like living things with souls and sets of memories all their own.

The idea occurred to me that if people were willing to buy my portraits of people, perhaps they would be willing to buy a “portrait” of a house. I had already done a Christmas-themed piece of art showcasing the Chamberlain family’s church, First Parish, and I was interested in doing another piece anyway. If I could use my artistic drive to raise awareness for historical preservation, all the better.

So I got to work. Watch the video below to see me in action.

Yes, the manner in which I do my art is a bit different. We’ll go ahead and address the elephant in the room since many of you might be new to my website and my art. If you didn’t guess from my other photos, I’m physically disabled. I was born with a condition called Arthrogryposis and the nature of it means I need to do everything with the tools in my mouth, whether it’s writing, typing, chopping vegetables, sewing, or creating art. I’ve had about nineteen surgeries to date with a high probability of two more surgeries in 2020. Selling art is how I make extra money.

This time, however, I’m not making money from the art. I’ve decided to sell both the original and various sized prints made from the Chamberlain house piece for the benefit of the restoration project. When I sell this piece, I will make a donation from 80% of the profits (I need 20% for shipping, materials, etc.) to the Pejepscot History Center and I will make public all of the pertinent documents. That way everything is crystal clear and there are no questions.

This is the completed piece of art.

It took me about three weeks to complete it. I used a combination of Pentel mechanical pencils with .5 mm lead and Prismacolor Ebony pencils on 11×14-inch mixed media paper. Each detail of the house was researched and replicated to the best of my ability down to the placement of the trees, the curtains from the 1870s photographs, the wrought iron fence design, and the woodwork. If you look up top, you’ll see the famous chimney Chamberlain added after the war with the Maltese cross. He was a Fifth Corps officer and the Maltese cross was their insignia, a symbol found throughout the house.

You’ll be able to purchase this piece of art in my shop.

BUY THE CHAMBERLAIN HOUSE ORIGINAL ART HERE. BUY THE CHAMBERLAIN HOUSE ART PRINTS HERE.

The original, as in the actual piece of art I worked on, is 11×14 inches and costs $385.00 USD. Prints (5×7, 8×10, or 11×17) range in price from $12.00 USD to $24.00 USD and are made on high quality cardstock with a glossy finish.

Orders larger than 8×10 inches are shipped in a tube with the art rolled inside to protect it from rough postal workers. Orders 8×10 and smaller are shipped in flat bubble mailers reinforced with cardboard. All customers are given a tracking number so they can keep an eye on their packages with the postal service as well. Every order within the United States includes free shipping. Shipping for international orders will be calculated at the time of purchase.

Please consider purchasing this piece. It’s such a worthy cause. I realize there is a lot happening in the world, and I’m doing my part for those causes too, but we should care about American history too.  We need to be thinking about what kind of tangible legacy we’re going to leave our children and grandchildren. Wouldn’t you want to teach your descendants to celebrate and honor a man who believed in the qualities of a better world that we’re still fighting to create? What better way to honor him and his family than to help preserve the place they loved and called home for over half a century?

If you’re not interested in buying my art, that’s quite all right. There are choices.

One option is to let me collect the donations at PayPal.me/ArtByJessicaJewett and I’ll get it to the Pejepscot History Center for you. Please specify that you are donating to the Chamberlain house in the notes. I’ll send donations on the 15th of every month (when there are any) and I will give you copies of the receipts.

Or you can make a donation directly to the Pejepscot History Center, but please make sure you specify that your donation is for the Chamberlain house. They don’t have digital donations aside from the annual membership drives. The new 2020 membership drive hasn’t been created yet since they are closed until February 4.

To donate by mail:

Pejepscot History Center 159 Park Row Brunswick, ME 04011

By phone: Call (207) 729-6606 to provide a credit card number. They take all major cards.

In person: Drop by their offices at 159 Park Row during open hours.

The Pejepscot History Center is a non-profit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Your gift is tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

I’m not affiliated with the Pejepscot History Center in any way, nor do I work for them. My fundraising efforts are as a private citizen.

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Please consider making a donation to help me keep up with the cost of art supplies, living expenses, equipment related to my disability, and so forth. The minimum is set at $10.00. Thank you for your generosity.

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Buy a piece of art to help with restoration projects on the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain house. Find out why it's important. Short story (although I beg you to read the entire blog): I'm selling a drawing of the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain house and donating the profits to preservation and restoration efforts.

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The parents of Stormont Assembly member Alex Easton have died in a house fire in Co Down.

The parents of Stormont Assembly member Alex Easton have died in a house fire in Co Down. Alec and Ann Easton, who were aged in their 80s, were treated for injuries but both died at the scene. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Independent unionist MLA Mr Easton was formerly a long-serving member of the DUP. The North Down representative quit the DUP in 2021. The family deeply…

[jadafitch]

Always excited to get an assignment from Down East Magazine. Especially when the assignment is birds!

[thebreakfastgenie]

the downeaster alexa billy joel and/or (keeping woth the nautical theme) the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald, gordon lightfoot :)

The Downeaster "Alexa"

couldn’t finish it | not my thing | it’s fine | I could get into this | ooo I like | oh hell yeah | fuck this is some good shit | there aren’t even words, this transcends words 

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

couldn’t finish it | not my thing | it’s fine | I could get into this | ooo I like | oh hell yeah | fuck this is some good shit | there aren’t even words, this transcends words 

I love both of these songs soooooo much. Also Gordon Lightfoot was a style influence for Downeaster Alexa.

I was hoping someone would send me Gordon Lightfoot for artists tbh! I don't know his albums super well but I could manage.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Acadian Day

Every year, certain Canadian regions commemorate National Acadian Day on August 15 to honor the Acadian people and culture. The Acadian leaders were given the mandate to designate the date of this celebration, which is also the feast of the Assumption of Mary, during the first National Convention of the Acadians in Memramcook, New Brunswick, in 1881. The Acadians, who originated in France, were the first Europeans to permanently settle in Canada.

History of National Acadian Day

The history and culture of Canada’s Acadian people are commemorated on National Acadian Day. When France founded Nova Scotia in Port Royal in 1605 as North America’s first permanent settlement, thousands of Acadians were compelled to abandon their homes and relocate as a result of the Great Upheaval, which lasted from 1755 to 1763. Many people eventually returned to the Acadian region, but others never did.

National Acadian Day was founded in 1881 at the first National Convention of the Acadians in Memramcook, New Brunswick, when the Acadian leaders were given the task of deciding on a date for the celebration, which coincided with the Assumption of Mary’s feast day. The date was the subject of a debate at the convention between those who wanted Acadians to commemorate Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, which has been a national day of French Canadians since 1834 and a national holiday of Quebec since 1977, on June 24, and those who wanted the commemoration to take place on August 15.

During this time, a significant number of Acadian leaders were traditionalists who desired the preservation of pre-revolutionary France’s ideals and practices. This did not stop the Acadians from adopting a tricolor flag at the Miscouche convention three years later. With his statement before the conference, Abbot Marcel-François Richard, who supported August 15, is thought to have influenced the outcome. By January 1938, the Vatican approved the Acadian convention’s choice in a declaration. National Acadian Day became an official Canadian holiday in 2003, thanks to the efforts of the Canadian Parliament.

National Acadian Day timeline

1881 The First Acadian Day

National Acadian Day is established at the first National Convention of the Acadians.

1994 First Congrès Mondial Acadien (C.M.A.)

The first Congrès Mondial Acadien (C.M.A.) is held across municipalities in Southeastern New Brunswick.

2003 Royal Recognition

A Royal Proclamation recognizes the wrongs suffered by the Acadians when they were forcibly deported from Acadie from 1755 until 1762.

2004 National Acadian Day

The provincial governments officially recognize National Acadian Day.

National Acadian Day FAQs

Can you see the Northern Lights in Acadia?

The Northern Lights can often be observed from Downeast Acadia’s northernmost reaches.

Is Acadia home to bears?

On the island, there is a small permanent population of black bears.

Can you go hiking at night in Acadia?

Acadia National Park’s Park Loop Road is open at night, allowing visitors to drive into and around the park.

National Acadian Day Activities

Make plans to visit Acadia

Read about Acadian history

Listen to music from Acadia

Festivals are held by Acadians to celebrate their centuries-old traditions, as well as contemporary arts and culture. Festivals are held all year in Acadian and francophone towns around the province, so plan a vacation to Canada to see them for yourself.

It's possible that you've never heard of Acadia, a French colony in North America. Now that you've heard of them, it's time to learn more about their culture and history for yourself!

Good music has a way of burying itself in our hearts. It's something that brings us all together. Listen to Acadian music or Google up and listen to Acadian artists.

5 Facts About Acadia That Will Blow Your Mind

Acadia's first capital

Bolognino Zaltieri

The inspiration behind Acadia

Cod abundance

The Acadian dialect

Port Royal was Acadia's first capital and was erected in 1605.

Bolognino Zaltieri named an area far to the northeast of present-day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick 'Arcadia' in 1566.

The term ’Quoddy,’ which means open sloop-rigged sailboat, was thought to have inspired the name Acadia.

Acadia was famed for its abundance of cod, which drew European traders and fishermen to its shores.

Chiac is an Acadian dialect prevalent throughout the region.

Why We Love National Acadian Day

The view from Otter Cliff

Being one with nature

It commemorates Acadia's past

Otter Cliff, at 110 feet above sea level, is the spectacular climax of the Ocean Walk. It's a popular rock climbing destination, and it's composed of Cadillac granite, the unique pink rock that Acadia is known for.

Acadia is all about taking in the beauty of nature, and camping and stargazing add to the experience. The park campgrounds are inexpensive, nice, and clean, even if they are a little run-down.

Acadians' history is commemorated on National Acadian Day. It honors their history and culture while also preserving their legacy.

Source

[zelias-designs-arts]

#wallart #thinwraps #metalprints #photographers #mainephoto #cards #mainephotographer #artist #waterfront #belfast #maine #downeast #zeliasdesignsarts #bay #water #crytalwaters #greensfoliage #downeast #plants #crystalwaters #stockphotos (at Zelias Designs Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/B677SXLHmkc/?igshid=g2tkgw1q0m12

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Nursey and Dex both being absolute nerds whenever they travel by train. Except not in ways many people expect:

Nursey loves focusing on the workings of the train systems. Sometimes chills at Samwell Station simply to watch passing commuter, Amtrak, and freight trains; can rattle off-hand the company, locomotive, and rolling stock. Is in heaven every time he's in Japan. The assumption that there’s only one gauge of rail will get him to never shut up. Geeks out every time he sees a Solari flipboard still in use. And of course, knows all the MTA rail lines like the back of his hand and which specific letters are best to use at certain times of the day. Andy Byford is his hero. Has Opinions on the logistical clusterfuck that’s Penn Station.

Dex is obsessed with the architecture and, if possible to view, interior design of every station they pass or wait at, including whether the structure was the first one or was a replacement/relocation. Mistaking Beaux-Arts for NeoClassical is a good way to get him ranting; also “’VICTORIAN’ IS A FUCKING CATCHALL TERM IT’S NOT A SINGLE STYLE”. Counts his blessings that Samwell is a refurbished original, not some boxy monstrosity, and mourns that the Downeaster leaves and enters at North Station, not South Station. Has Opinions on the artistic loss that was the demolition of original Penn Station.