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HURONIA HISTORICAL PARKS
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What does a 17th-century Jesuit mission look like at night? Sainte-Marie among the Hurons invites you to find out.
Shadows & Stone: Evening Experience will take small groups of people through the National Historic Site at sunset on Thursdays until Aug. 29, 2024.
Shadows & Stone: Evening Experience invites guests to explore darkened historical buildings, roast bannock over a fire, watch sparks fly in the blacksmith shop and imagine what Wendake would have been like at night in the 1600s. The two-hour tour ends with an opportunity to sip historic teas and listen to traditional Indigenous stories in the cozy longhouse.
“This is a rare opportunity to experience Sainte-Marie at night, without the crowds,” explains Will Baird, general manager of Huronia Historical Parks. “Our goal is to offer small groups of guests an immersive, intimate and unforgettable historical experience.”
Tickets for Shadows & Stone: Evening Experience are $20 per person, tax included. Tours begin at 8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in English, and at 9 p.m. in French. Advanced ticket purchases are highly recommended as spaces for these evening tours are limited.
“First Light illuminates the reconstructed mission with thousands of candles, but this tour is truer to the lived experience of Wendake in the 1630s,” said Chad Moreau, operations manager of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. “Candles were expensive in that era, so the residents of Sainte-Marie would have gone through their evening routines in relative darkness.”
Guests can buy tickets and learn more about Shadows & Stone: Evening Experience at SainteMarie-events.ca.
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