A key part of the western part of the Cliffs of Fundy Global Geopark was officially re-opened during a ceremony in Eatonville, near Advocate Harbour, on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
The Three Sisters Interpretive Centre is located on a rise of land with amazing views of the Bay of Fundy, including the Three Sisters, Squally Point and Anderson Cove. It is immediately adjacent to the Eatonville Trail loop and the tidal viewing platforms.
Originally opened in July 2009 as part of Cape Chignecto, the building was closed in 2013 because of a water leak and left vacant for many years. Following the designation of the Cliffs of Fundy geopark by UNESCO work began in 2022 to bring new life to the facility.
The facility, which is completely off the grid and sustainable, has been open periodically throughout the summer and is being operated by volunteers on the weekends with a number of various events scheduled.
“The reopening of the Three Sisters Interpretive Centre is a wonderful milestone for our municipality and a testament to what can be accomplished when passionate people work together toward a common goal,” Municipality of Cumberland Mayor Rod Gilroy said during the re-opening ceremony.
“I want to sincerely thank the Cliffs of Fundy Global Geopark, the dedicated volunteers and everyone who contributed their time and talents to bringing this important facility back to life. Their commitment ensures that one of Cumberland County's most spectacular natural attractions will continue to educate, inspire and welcome visitors from around the world."
Municipality of Cumberland Mayor Rod Gilroy, Municipality of Colchester Mayor and Cliffs of Fundy Global Geopark board chair Christine Blair, Cumberland Colchester MP Alana Hirtle and Cumberland South MLA and Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton official reopened the Three Sisters Interpretive Centre in Eatonville during a ceremony on Thursday, July 30, 2026.
Mayor Gilroy said the interpretive centre is much more than a visitor information site—"it tells the story of our extraordinary landscape, our communities and the geological history that makes this region internationally significant.”
Christine Blair, mayor of the Municipality of Colchester and chair of the Cliffs of Fundy Global Geopark board of directors, said the geopark and reopening the interpretive centre are examples of what can happen with various levels of government and communities work together towards something positive.
“When this all started a number of years ago there were people going around to the communities asking if they would support the geopark and should we do this and there was such a positive response from the community,” Mayor Blair said.
“Geoparks are from the ground up and they are all about the people in the community wanting to have this in their communities. We have amazing landscape with great views, culture and history bringing people in from around the world to enjoy 165 kilometres and 75 communities of our Cliffs of Fundy UNESCO Global Geopark.”
Mayor Blair said Colchester and Cumberland came together in 2017 and 2018 to combine their efforts in support of the geopark. She said the end result is a geopark that is working and drawing visitors from around the world.
She said reopening Eatonville provides an important gateway to the western end of the geopark that extends along the Fundy shore from Advocate Harbour to Truro.
“This is exceptional. It’s something that has been a dream and something work towards,” she said. “To have this amazing building that’s being restored for the benefit of our geopark and tourism in this area is exceptional.”
Municipality of Cumberland Mayor Rod Gilroy speaks during the official reopening of the Three Sisters Interpretive Centre at Eatonville on Thursday, July 30, 2026. The mayor said the reopening is a testament of what can be accomplished when people work together.
Cumberland South MLA and Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton congratulated the organization and the work of the two municipalities in creating the partnership that has fueled the geopark and helped reopen the interpretive centre at Eatonville.
Rushton recognized former municipal councillor Don Fletcher for his efforts to bring new life to the facility.
“If it hadn’t been for your pressure and your phone calls to my office reminding me I don’t think we’d be doing this today,” the MLA said. “The amount of work that has been done is phenomenal and another step toward bringing the work to the Advocate area and the geopark.”
Cumberland Colchester MP Alana Hirtle congratulated the geopark board, the community and the volunteers for working to restore the centre.
