On Friday, March 18th, volunteer Richard MacMichael will be onsite to deliver interpretive tours at the Fairbanks Centre (54 Locks Rd) from 10am-1pm. Centre will also open for drop-in visits from 10am-2pm.
Hope to see you!
The Fairbanks Centre, located at the entrance of Shubie Park, is the main interpretive centre for the Shubenacadie Canal Waterway.
During the interpretive tour of the Fairbanks Centre , visitors will have a chance to examine various artifacts discovered within the park itself, including Mi’kmaq tools and arrowheads, and items left over from the temporary homes of canal workers. You will learn about the Fairbanks family, view a smaller-scale replica of Downtown Dartmouth’s fascinating Marine Railway Flume House and see the interpretive map of the system, highlighting historic sites that span 114kms across the province.
A main attraction at the Fairbanks Centre is the hands-on, working model of the canal’s lock system; kids and adults alike will love transporting boats through the locks and up the canal, getting the unique opportunity to play the role of a 21st century lockkeeper.
Tour duration: 20 minutes