Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site

[@parksnpixels]

I remember visiting the Fortress of Louisbourg as a kid with my family in the 70s... it was like a magical step back to a memory frozen in time. I remember being really shy, but excited, when one of the "soldiers" put period costume hats on my sister and I to have our pictures taken with him. The experience was of the highlights of that summer! Thanks for the great family memories Louisbourg!

[@randywaters7328]

Nicely done video!

[@christophe3281]

Great place! Visit multiple times a year! Got to spend the night in the prison just a couple of weeks ago! Highly recommend visiting! Like a step back in time!

[@parkscanada]

Thanks for watching and visiting! Glad to hear it was a great experience 😀

[@nochatter7134]

Such a beautiful history of ⚜️⚜️ACADIA ⚜️⚜️. (French Canada)

[@ianelder712]

We also visited many years ago and were challenged at the gate to check if we were friend or foe - "Est-vous d'Angleterre". "Mais non", I replied, "nous sommes d'ecosse". We were welcomed as a friend (from Scotland not England).

[@landrykkb]

My first memory of being there is sometime in the 70's too.1979,when I was 6 years old,if I remember correctly.

[@culture-awonderfulexperien7558]

Fantastic place! Here is a short clip of Louisbourg August 20th St. Louis military parade I took when I was there. @

[@richardburkholder220]

We visited on decades ago and it was perfect -- so cold, wet and early in the day that there were only the two of us. As in the video, we were met at the fortress entrance by a guard who asked us in French our identity. Trying to be cute, I replied "Nous sommes Bostonnais de Nouvelle Angleterre". Bad Idea. He closed the gate and left us standing alone outside the fort for at least 15 minutes. Well played.

[@parkscanada]

Thanks for sharing Richard :)

[@swissyodelman]

i was there and it was AWSOME

[@landrykkb]

I haven't set foot inside the Fortress of Louisbourg since high school.Then again,I was probably only in Louiisbourg once since then.

[@liammacdonald1515]

You can see the crowd jump at 1:41.

[@TheCapebretoncyril]

this is what I am learning about in school it is really cool cat wait to go there for the field trip on June 21 2013! cant wait for it....lol

[@amartinjoe]

that is amazing; would love to visit it someday.

[@hcanuck7]

There is a "Christmas at Luisbourg" video presentation in existance. Can someone point me in the right direction.

[@geraldorford]

I will be visiting for the 300 th anniversary .

[@monsieurm6975]

Absolutely , highly recommending to see. Actually, my family was given the task , under the French crown, to design Louisbourg and act as Governors of this pivotal fortress in Canada.

[@landrykkb]

It's even pretty foggy just before you enter the town of Louisbourg itself.

[@modwlego]

i live on Cape Breton Island. i am close.

[@MikDonsen]

I remember being told I wasnt aloud through the gates, because I was wearing a red jacket, apparently he let it pass since I was only about 35 pounds in weight at the time

[@malcolmmccracken4208]

0:43-1:42 and 2:35-3:14 the music sounds like a dramatic version of Concerning Hobbits

[@landrykkb]

Even the last 6 years I lived in Cape Breton,I still never went there.

[@_-artiiqgacha-_7477]

My teacher loves history, better not show him this :o

[@DJonX7]

They're dressed the way the French military dressed them in 1744. That's okay, a bit of reading and you'll have all the info :)

[@TheSmallfire66]

But....why are they dressed as the Bulkley's Regiment? I would expect regulars not foreign exiles.....

[@pbandj098]

Fort Erie and Geogre is beter