NS News: CSS Acadia Continues 100th Anniversary Celebration

Nova Scotians will have a chance to discover what makes the CSS Acadia truly special and why, for many people, there is no vessel quite like it.

The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is continuing its celebration of the CSS Acadia’s 100th anniversary this weekend, with activities including the opening of a new exhibit and a reunion of former crew members.

“It is a rare opportunity for people to get to know the CSS Acadia and the important role she played at critical and formative moments in our history,” said Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister Leonard Preyra. “Thank you to the former crew members, museum staff and volunteers for making the 100th anniversary year so memorable and for sharing the story of the ship’s adventures in the Arctic.”

The CSS Acadia: 100 Years exhibit, open from Saturday, Aug. 3 until Sunday, Nov. 3, tells the story of the vessel’s long and varied career as the flagship of the Canadian Hydrographic Service. Within a few months of its launch in the spring of 1913, the CSS Acadia was battling ice in the Canadian North, the first of dozens of adventures its crews would experience over the decades.

Many of the CSS Acadia’s former crew members are gathering in Halifax on Saturday for a reunion.

“My time working on the Acadia was a wonderful memory,” said Fred DeLory, assistant hydrographer and former crew member from 1947. “It was a great job with excellent crew and lodging and very good pay. The experience helped me finish my engineering degree at McGill University.”

A legend among Canadian hydrographers and one of the best-preserved Edwardian steamships in the world, the CSS Acadia’s home at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic allows people of all ages to experience and enjoy its proud history.

For a complete list of activities over the Natal Day weekend, go to http://museum.gov.ns.ca/mmanew .

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