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The Fort Today
Today the site of Fort-Bauséjour is opened to the public to explore the history and enjoy the activities the site has to offer. There is the outdoor portion of the site that is a star shaped fort and then the museum where visitors are welcome to explore different artifacts that have either been excavated on the site or donated pieces from the region. The museum is open to the public towards the end of June and is open until Labour day weekend. The site is open from 9 to 5 every day of the week. On site while it is open there are multiple interpretive guides to answer any questions about the fort as well as give tours of the outside. All guides are bilingual and will offer responses or tours in either French or English. At the beginning of June, the site is open to school groups who make reservations ahead of time. The school groups will be offered a tour of the outside site as well as the ability to view the inside of the museum. During the off season individuals are allowed to walk outside on the site, although the casemates will be closed as well as the museum. Individuals are welcome to bring dogs as long as they are on a leash. The site is wheelchair accessible, which includes accessible entry into one of the three casemates.

Activities
The site offers many different activities for individuals of all ages. There is the explorer activities where a booklet filled with different tasks require the children to explore the outside site as well as inside the museum. After completing the task, a reward in the form of a dog tag necklace will be given out. On top of the hills is a great place to fly kites since it is always windy. The site is just off of the bay of Fundy, thus bringing some binoculars and observing the different types of birds is a relaxing activity that can be done on the site. It is also a great lookout point to see the town of Sackville on one side, the Bay of Fundy on the other as well as the marsh in the the direction of Amherst. It is a great place to get scenic pictures. On the grounds of the site there is multiple picnic tables as well as a gazebo if people are interested in bringing a lunch while they visit the site. There is an outdoor sink and washroom available if needed. A new activity that is being offered is camping. Individuals are able to rent 18th century tents and camp inside the Fort itself. With the purchase of a night inside the Fort, it comes with small mattress, table, stools and a lamp. Individuals may also purchase firewood as they cannot bring their own to the site.

Holidays
On holidays such as Canada day, New-Brunswick day and Acadian day, the site is open. The historic site offers different specialized activities such as face painting, colouring and offer cake upon entry on holidays. The museum will be decorated depending on the holiday. Entry is free on Canada day. The past couple years there has also been guitar wars. On this day multiple musicians come to Fort-Beauséjour and play music inside the walls of the fort. People are welcome to bring chairs and enjoy the local musicians.

Fort-Cumberland
Across the Marsh, on the location of the old Fort-Cumberland is a small park. There are walking trails with panels along the side explaining more detail about the English side of the battle. The view of Fort-Beauséjour is visible from the gazebo. It is free to enter and explore the site where it all begin.