THE ACADIANS


Chéticamp sign


This Chéticamp sign features the Acadian flag with a yellow star in the blue field. The population of Chéticamp is about 4,000. The economy is based on fishing with tourism a close second.

The Aucoin bakery

Chéticamp, Nova Scotia

The Fisherman

Portrait of Wilfred Chiasson by Marie Stella Bourgeous of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Wilfred is the famed Acadian fisherman of Chéticamp who for over forty years reigned as the most productive fisherman in the area. With his two crewmates, he fished the Grand Banks near Newfoundland in his 36-foot trawler named Stella Maris (Star of the Sea). 

L'église St-Pierre

Saint Peter's Church

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