Poleen's Guidebook

Wolfville Farmers’ Market is open on Wednesday evenings and Saturday mornings, and is a ‘must do’ activity for anyone who is in the area on those days. Each market day has its own theme and live music provided by local musicians. You will find many vendors with delicious food options, along with and local goods, produce, baking, wine, craft beer, jewelry and crafts at this popular market.

Get messy at The Clay Ground Studio in Wolfville. You can make your own clay items with the tools at the studio, or you can pick one of the many pre-made items and paint it yourself. Who says spending time inside has to be boring?

Grand-Pré was one of the main Acadian settlements in the early 18th century. By means of an ingenious system of dams and canals, the Acadians reclaimed fertile land from the sea and laid out large and productive fields for some 200 farms. But in 1755, the English drove out the Acadians, destroying their homes, taking cattle, and parceling the land out to colonists from New England and elsewhere. The Grand Pré National Historic Site is in memory of the deported Acadian settlers. In the gardens stands a memorial to Henry Longfellow, who in 1847 immortalized the tragic fate of the Acadians in his poem "Evangéline." There is also a statue of his fictional heroine Evangéline. Acadian artist Philippe Hébert sculpted both memorials.