Greater Grand Isle Historical Society

06/20/2026

Not many of us can say we've been married 70 years! This beautiful couple can!! Aldrie and Marietta (Doucette) Fortin celebrated today with family and friends.

06/18/2026

Our VP Dan Cayer is a talented artist who has been working on a project to refashion steel beams saved from the historic Madawaska-Edmundston bridge into an Acadian Star. He's partnered with the vocational students to take his original design and construct the full-scale sculpture. It's an incredible project, and one that honors our heritage, history, and community! Very exciting to see it reach this point!

The designer said it resembles an open-armed symbol from the United States that welcomes Acadians to the country.

06/13/2026

Our next Valley French session is TOMORROW (6/14), 2:30 - 4 pm at the MUSEUM. Details in the comments. We'll be cooking!🥣

06/13/2026

Today is a big day at the ACADIAN VILLAGE! They are celebrating 50 years of vision and dedication to preserving the history and heritage of our Valley, with song, food, free tours, and more. If you haven't been in a while, this would be a great day to go and enjoy all the festivities!

🎶 Saturday at The Acadian Village! 🎶

Join us Saturday, June 13 from 12:00 PM–5:00 PM for an afternoon of Acadian music, local history, food, and family fun!

And don’t forget we open for the season Friday, June 12 at 3:00 PM ⭐️⭐️⭐️

06/11/2026

Notre Dame, 8th grade Graduating Class 1940. Lille, ME

06/04/2026

Join in the Acadian Village opening and 50th Anniversary celebrations! There's a full weekend line-up June 12 - 14 with events, meals, great performances from amazing musical acts. There are still some tickets available for the meals so call and get yours soon! Word is there will be shuttle runs from down town out to the Village to help with parking.

The Acadian Village is a unique and special place, created and maintained for half a century now by dedicated, passionate, committed community members. If you haven't been in a while, this would be a great time to celebrate and honor this legacy and heritage!

We are pleased to announce our 50th Anniversary Festivities ⭐️⭐️

06/01/2026

Dionne Quints, Part two.

06/01/2026

Dionne...a name, much to do with Grand Isle's history. I received some news paper article about "The Dionne Quint's" a while back and thought I should share this with you. It's amazing how popular these girls were even without Social Media!! Thank You, Agathe Lausier Moser!! This is done in two parts because of the quantity of photos and info.