The French Connection and Beer

"Let's go to the  LaHave bakery" Jeff said
upon awakening.  Alec chose to stay home
but I am always up for a road trip.

After a 20 minute drive to Riverport we drove onto
the cable ferry which floated us across the
LaHave river.

LaHave Cable Ferry

Coastie, to the right, loves boats!

Upon leaving the ferry, the car

seemed to have a mind of its 

own and drove us to Fort Point,

established by the French in 1632 

on the  LaHave river.  The French

certainly know how to pick their 

properties.  

 

Fort Point LaHave, NS   photo from website http://www.fortpointmuseum.com/museumevents.html

In 1632, Isaac de Razilly, a French noble and  naval
commander built Fort Sainte-Marie-de-Grâce
here in LaHave and established the capital of
the French colony of Acadia.

At one point in the fort's
history, 25 canons protected
this French soil.

 

Gee, I guess conquerors don't

think about the original inhabitants;

 the Micmacs lived here long

before the French founded her new colony.

"What is this you call property?  It cannot be the earth,
for the land is our mother, nourishing all her children,
beasts, birds, fish and all men.  the woods, the streams,
everything on it belongs to everybody
and is for the use of all.  How can one man
say it belongs only to him?"  Massasoit

 

All this history made me thirsty.
What we needed was a tasting.
  Oh, I know that the French are known

for their wine but Jeff and I drove past
the Petite Riviere Winery and
 headed over to Hell Bay Brewing Co. 
 Jeff needed to refill  his growler.    

Hell Bell Brewing Co.  photo from http://www.thepicturehouse.ca/archives/472

Melanie obliged Jeff with a top up of English Ale.
  

We did finally manage to stop
for a late lunch  at the LaHave Bakery,
but really, life is in the detours.