Kings Landing

The Mactaquac dam flooded a long stretch of the Saint John valley in 1967, displacing communities and drowning farmland. Buildings of historic value were moved out ahead of the water and reassembled here as a settlement set between 1780 and 1910, with about seventy structures including a working sawmill, a grist mill, a printing office, farms and an inn. Costumed staff work the buildings and the land, keeping heritage livestock breeds and growing period crops. The site is on the reservoir the dam created, so the water visible from it is the same water that made the village necessary.

What you actually see

• The rescued buildings - about seventy structures moved before the 1967 flooding.
• The working mills - water-powered sawmill and grist mill in operation.
• The heritage livestock - period breeds kept on the working farms.
• The reservoir - the water that drowned the valley, visible from the site.

When to go

June to October for the staffed village; the site closes for winter apart from special events. Harvest programming runs in autumn. Weekdays outside school trips are calmer.

Honest expectations

Closed for most of the winter. The site is large with considerable walking. Not every building is staffed on quieter days.

Nearby

Fredericton lies east; Hartland is northwest.