On Canada Day some friends and I visited Kings Landing. The theme that weekend was “Fine Wines and Tempestuous Times,” or as they put it:
It is 1855 in New Brunswick and a law to prohibit liquor is introduced. Will the impending law devastate our economy, or is it in our best interests to outlaw the demon rum? On this Canada Day Weekend, find out for yourself. Meet Simeon Jones, a famous brew master and son of Thomas Jones of Kings Landing fame. Learn famous New Brunswick drinking songs and sign a petition to save the Kings Head Inn (will you be able to sample a forbidden beverage?), or follow Samuel Leonard Tilley and join in the cause of the Sons and Daughters of Temperance Demon rum… “yea” or “nay,” you decide.
As always the settlement was beautiful and the cast excellent. Over the course of the day we saw many arguments for and against prohibition, attended a temperance rally, and then later in the day saw a barn dance! I regret that I didn’t get to learn any of those NB drinking songs, though. I’ve visited Kings Landing two summers in a row now and still not been able to see the entire settlement, so I guess that means I’ll be back again next year!
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