Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, 7:00 pm (Atlantic), in-person at the Lindsay Children’s Room on the 2nd floor at the Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Click here for the Zoom link.
Abstract:
In 1605-7, French explorer-settlers built the first water-powered gristmill at Port Royal initiating the First Industrial Revolution in North America. Poutrincourt’s Mill was shown on Samuel Champlain’s 1607 map—but for 400 years, historians haven’t been able to find it. New technologies and fresh perspectives have revealed its likely location—along with three other ancient mills, Acadian tidal dykes, and Mi’kmaq cultural sites.
Biography:
Mark C. Borton is the founder of the Allain’s River Historic Discovery Project, an organization that seeks to systematically investigate and preserve the historically significant sites along the Allain’s River in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. Borton is also the creator of the Embassy Boating Guide series (Maine to Florida) and the Maptech Waterproof Chart series (USA), and the author of “Moondoggle: Franklin Roosevelt and the Fight for Tidal-Electric Power at Passamaquoddy Bay”.
