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Museum and Historic Site

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  1. Welcome Centre
    Our Welcome Centre is the newest addition to our historic site. The building features a display highlighting local history and it is also used to host arts & crafts activities.
     

  2. Museum
    Our museum is dedicated to the Acadian way of life, as it once existed in the area. Experience historic artifacts and displays, and explore the genealogy of local Acadian families. Scroll down to learn more.
     

  3. Gift Shop
    Nestled in our museum building, our Gift Shop offers cookbooks filled with traditional recipes, books on Acadian history, along with a variety of delightful souvenirs. 
     

  4. La Cuisine de Brigitte Tea Room
    Our Tea Room is open daily from April to December. Daily specials are offered, giving you the opportunity to sample various tasty home-style meals. For hours and menu, click here.
     

  5. The Barn
    A landmark for every farm, La Grange hosts many community activities & events. The facility is available to rent for both members and non-members. Interested in membership?  Click here! 

Our museum is dedicated to the Acadian way of life, as it once existed in the area. Established after the expulsion of the Acadians in 1755, the thriving communities of West Chezzetcook and Grand Desert developed through fishing and small-scale farming. Eventually other industries were established. The museum is one part of a larger site known as l’Acadie de Chezzetcook, which includes a tearoom as well as a working outdoor oven, barn, welcome centre, garden, and other areas.
 

Join us at L'Acadie de Chezzetcook to experience our exciting and unique Acadian culture. Learn about the costal French village that once thrived in West Chezzetcook and Grand Desert area. Nearby are beautiful beaches, breathtaking sunsets, walking and hiking trails, local shops and our own gift store featuring lots of Acadian themed memorabilia.

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Take a step back in time with our guides, who will show you how the isolated Acadian community survived. Their bright culture is so rich and full of emotions. Stop to see what is growing in our vegetable garden, and open up the Cabano to see what antique tools were used for its upkeep!

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Inside the Acadian House Museum (built in 1850), you will discover our collection of artifacts, placed to represent the era's traditional living setting. However, the history of this building is much more than structural. The hole in the wall, the lady in white and the beautiful lilacs hidden behind the house are only a few of the many tales waiting to be told to you on your tour! Make sure to stop by the chicken coop too, the kids will love to watch the French hens peck away at their food.

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Continue your visit by participating in one of our local demonstrations of ancestral skills, such as bread baking in our outdoor oven, the making of molasses pulled candy and barley toys, rug hooking, knitting/crocheting, broom making, butter churning, wild honey making, yarn spinning and carding, shoe making and more.
 

Before ending your visit, make sure to grab a bite to eat at La Cuisine de Brigitte, our very own Acadian tea room! Take in the local art work while you sit in the café, or take your meal outside to our sunny picnic area.
 

If you are interested in a very social day, come out for our many events that are held on site! 

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