On Fournier Siding just north of Main Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north.
English: ”Making do” with creativity: French-Acadian inventiveness, ingenuity, & lapatente Here in the Valley, a person who can make or fix just about anything is called le patenteux in the local . . . — — Map (db m148296) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) just west of Fournier Siding, on the right when traveling west.
English: Two years of flooding, early frosts, and harsh winters forced many settlers to flee in the winter of 1797. While the remaining men were away hunting, an eight day storm descended. Tante Blanche strapped on snowshoes and . . . — — Map (db m148300) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) at Fournier Siding, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.
English: Hidden solid timber homes. Bricks disguise the timber structure of the house across the field, built using a practice once common here called "piece on piece" [above]. This method used square-hewn horizontal timbers . . . — — Map (db m148298) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) just west of Fournier Siding, on the right when traveling west.
Plaque commémorative du premier débarquement des Acadiens àu Madawaska, en juin 1785. Hommages de Leurs Descendants. 15 Août 1934.
English (Google translate): Commemorative plaque of the first landing of the Acadians in Madawaska . . . — — Map (db m148295) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) just west of Fournier Siding, on the right when traveling west.
English:
Genealogy, massive French & Acadian family reunions link past and future
While some Americans proudly trace their roots to the Mayflower, here Valley roots lead back to 1785 and the first 17 Acadian families. . . . — — Map (db m148199) HM
On Main Street (U.S. 1) just west of Fournier Siding, on the right when traveling west.
English:
—Acadians settling where faith, farms, and family could grow— British encourage the settlement of the Madawaska Territory. The British — having lost many American colonies in 1783 — wanted . . . — — Map (db m148194) HM
On Fournier Siding just north of Main Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north.
English: Renowned carver Aurelle Collin's handmade crooked knives employ used razor blades. “You see, he had a neighbor who had a barber shop — so he would use his old razor blades to make his knives. Pretty . . . — — Map (db m148297) HM