Belle Isle HallBelle Isle Hall was built in the 1890s in Bellisle, Nova Scotia and for many years served as a community center for the residents of the area. It is located in the Belleisle Marsh, only a few miles from the Fort at Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal) in Nova Scotia, on land originally part of the Bellisle seigneury. The Hall was built on land once cultivated by Francois Savoie and Catherine LeJeune. It is intended to be a monument to the Acadian families who dyked, cleared, and farmed the land of Belle-Isle from the early 1600s through the mid 1700s. Dr. Marc Lavoie, a professor at Université Sainte-Anne, led an archaeological dig on the grounds of Belle Isle Hall in 1983. One of the more interesting discoveries was the foundations of a large house1 from the Acadian period. SACHS sponsored a second dig at the site in summer 2004. Digging in this section will likely continue over the next few summers. RenovationsThe SACHS board is in the process of renovating Salle Belle Isle Hall. We've made lots of progress!
DirectionsSalle Belle Isle Hall16 Little Brook Lane Belleisle, Nova Scotia Turn right on Highway 101. After seven kilometers, you will see a small, returning fork in the road on the right. The Hall is right there at the beginning of the fork.
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