Panel Title
8. Who is a Maine Acadian?
9. Cultural Byway Map
10. Explore the Acadian Archives
11. Le Grand Dérangement
Acadian deportation, migration and resettlement
12. Farming Then & Now
13. Smuggling in the Valley
Tales of ‘La Bagosse’
14. The ‘Potato Road’
How Rail Affected Farming
15. Champlain names the Rivière Saint-Jean (St. John)
16. Catholicism, Education & French/Acadian Communities
Catholic sisters bring classical education to generations
of Valley children
17. Traditions Passed Down Through the Generations
Weaving & spinning
18. The Acadian Settlers
Settling where faith, farms & families could grow
19. The Acadian Cross, Geneology & Family Reunions
Linking Past & Future
20. Discover Traces of Acadian Architecture
21. Tools: Making Do With Creativity
French-Acadian Inventiveness, Ingenuity & La Patente
22. Who is a Patenteux?
23. Acadian Heroine: Tante Blanche
24. Americanizing the French Catholic Acadians
25. A Valley of Suspender Farms, Not Village Squares
Long lots and land use in Valley settlements
26. Ma mère in charge!
Work the woods in winter (Matriarchy)
27. Revenge of the Cradle?
When a dozen kids was common
28. French Business Boom
29. Traditions of Faith & Church Architecture
Tour the churches of the Valley
30. Speaking French Banned in Valley Schools
31. Educating Valley Farm Children & One-Room Schools
Location
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Acadian Archives acadiennes
23 University Drive, Fort Kent
Frenchville Heritage Park & Historical Society
306 US Route 1
Frenchville Boat Launch
96 US Route 1
St. Agatha Town Office (Gazebo)
419 Main Street
Ste. Agathe Historical Society Museum
477 Main Street, St. Agatha
Tante Blanche Museum
774B US Route 1, St.David (Madawaska)
Grand Isle Rest Area
US Rte 1 (Madawaska/Grand Isle Town Line)
Acadian Village
851 & 859 Main Street (US Route 1)
Van Buren
Aroostook Hospitality Inn
95 Main Street, Van Buren
St. Bruno-St. Remi Catholic Church
174 Main Street, Van Buren
Governor Brann School Building
218 Caribou Road (US Route 1) Cyr Plantation
Roosevelt School Building
588 Hamlin Road (US Route 1A) Hamlin
Several of these panels have been placed on or near the local community’s heritage museums. The panels
placed near these sites help to enhance the topics which tend to be the general focus of the local historical
society museum located nearby. Stopping at the museum while on this tour will only further enhance your
experience. For the full effect, stop at the Fort Kent Blockhouse in downtown Fort Kent and the Musée
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