The Acadian Shores Interpretive Tour is a self-guided itinerary of 31 heritage sites that personify the Acadian spirit in Southwestern Nova Scotia, of which 15 are in Clare.
Pick up a map at a Visitor Information Centre and take your time to explore museums, churches, wharves and other hidden gems.
Appreciate the unique, earthy sounds of Acadian French, whose roots dateback to 17th century France, with expressions borrowed from the Mi'kmaq and English.
Bilingual way finding signs will help guide your way to the sites and interpretive panels. The individual sites are shown below.
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Radio CIFA
Radio CIFA is a non-profit community radio that first came on the air in 1990. As the only French radio station in Southwest Nova Scotia, Radio CIFA celebrates the Acadian and French culture.
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Rendez-vous de la Baie Visitor Centre
Opening Monday, June 21, 2021.
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Meteghan Wharf and Marina
Clare’s largest fishing wharf is bustling with scallop draggers, trawlers, herring seiners, ground fish and lobster boats.
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Church Point Lighthouse
Visit this replica lighthouse on the campus of Université Sainte-Anne. Interpretive panels and displays illustrate the story of the lighthouse, the tides and marine ecology.
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Sacred Heart Church
Closed for 2021.
Saulnierville’s Sacré-Coeur Church, built in 1880, is Clare’s oldest church.
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Saint-Alphonse Church
Admire the striking artwork at St. Alphonse Church!
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Saint-Bernard Church
Closed for 2021. The Art Expo will take place at the market in Belliveau Cove for 2021.
Admire the architecture at a majestic stone church! St. Bernard Church is an imposing granite building reminiscent of European cathedral architecture.
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Sainte-Marie Church
Closed for 2020.
Marvel at the largest wooden church in North America! Every year, thousands of tourists visit Sainte-Marie Church.
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Cape Saint Mary Lighthouse Park
Clare’s newest park offers visitors panoramic views of dramatic cliffs and breathtaking sunsets over Saint Mary’s Bay and the Gulf of Maine.
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Belliveau Cove Municipal Park
Situated in the village of Belliveau Cove, the park is officially known as Parc Joseph-et-Marie-Dugas. The park features a 5-km (3-mi) coastal walking trail, and a lighthouse.
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Rails to Trails
The 42.4-km multi-use Sentier de Clare Trail winds through woods & crosses rivers from Weymouth to the Yarmouth County Line.
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Acadian Cemetery and Chapel
This historic attraction features the site of Clare’s first Acadian cemetery and first mass.
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Bangor Sawmill
Closed for 2021.
See a log cutting demonstration! Visit the Bangor Sawmill, the only restored and functioning water-operated sawmill in Nova Scotia!
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