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What's Happening :
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11/16/2011
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Observation Deck Under Construction at Cupids
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November 15, 2011, 4PM
Observation Deck Under Construction at Cupids
Construction is currently underway on an observation deck at the Cupids Cove Plantation Provincial Historic Site. Starting in 2012, visitors to the site will be able to follow a 240 metre long path up the hill just south of the plantation and take in the spectacular view of Cupids and the surrounding area.
This photo shows the observation deck under construction (centre right) and Cupids Harbour with Port de Grave in the distance as it looked at 4pm on November 10, 2011.
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10/12/2010
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'Ghost Structure' at the Cupids Cove Plantation Site
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October 12, 2010 10:45 a.m.
"Ghost Structure" Erected at the Cupids Cove Plantation
It’s been a busy year at the Cupids Cove Plantation Site. In fact, our crew has been busy with site development work and the Cupids 400 celebrations since early April. Now things are finally starting to return to normal after what has been an extremely successful summer.
One of our major projects this year has been the erection of a volumetric reconstruction or ‘ghost structure’ above the site of the original dwelling house and storehouse built by John Guy’s party in the autumn of 1610 and excavated by us between 1995 and 1998. Enough remained of these buildings to allow us to determine their layout and the reconstruction, which stands on a platform of 2 x 10 planks rising two feet (61cm) above those remains, follows that original layout. Visitors can walk through the ghost structure and get a better sense of what the oldest English dwelling house and storehouse in Canada would have looked like in their original setting.
The plank platform on which the structure is erected provides added protection for the remains of the buildings - sections of the burnt wooden floor secured beneath layers of polyfoam and sand remain undisturbed below the platform - while allowing visitors to better view other parts of the original buildings including the remains of the 1610 cellar, cobble-and-flagstone floor and fireplace.
The site will remain open to visitors this year until Friday, October 15th. However, tours of the site can be arranged by appointment until November 5th by calling 709-528-3500.
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09/14/2009
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The wooden walkway under construction at the Cupids Site, Sept. 10, 2009 .
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September 14, 2009 11:30 a.m.
Wooden Walkway Extended around the Cupids Cove Plantation Site
In the fall of 2007 a four-foot wide walkway of pressure treated board was erected along the eastern and southern sides of the Cupids archaeological site. Over the past two weeks the crew has been busy extending this walkway so that it now runs from the site entrance, up the terrace, and around the entire site, greatly facilitating visitor access. This current phase of construction, which was completed this past Friday (September 11), is part of ongoing development work which will see a number of improvements to the site prior to its opening for the 400 anniversary celebrations in 2010.
The weather isn’t good today - high winds and rain - but the forecast for tomorrow is much better and the crew will be back digging. One of our main goals this season is to see if we can find the western wall of the enclosure erected by John Guy’s men in the fall of 1610.
This year we plan to continue digging until November 6, if the weather permits, and site development work is scheduled to continue until mid-December. The site will remain open to visitors this year seven days a week until October 8 and we invite you to drop by for a tour.
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