A Canoe Trip across Nova Scotia, 1686

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Europeans used the waters around Nova Scotia, sailing from point to point in the early days of their arrival. The Mi’kmaq, the indigenous people who lived here, however, had intimate knowledge of inland waterways. In 1686, finding himself without a sailing ship, Jacques de Meulles, Intendant of New France, instead made his way from Port Royal to Liverpool overland.

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A chain of lakes from the Bay of Fundy to the Atlantic Ocean provided a way to canoe from one side of the Province to another.

Across Nova Scotia by canoe and portage, 1686. The route took five days to travel.

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A contemporary Google map of the same journey. One hundred and fifteen kilometres, an hour and a half by car.

An excellent account of De Meulles journey may be found here: https://historicnovascotia.ca/items/show/206

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