An Introduction to the History of Fernbrook Resort Freelton

An Introduction to the History of Fernbrook Resort Freelton

Hellooo… I’m your guide… and that patch of marshy ground infested with blackflies, poison ivy and potholes that you’ve heard so much about is home to a tiny nation known to the rest of the world as Fernbrook Resort. And those gifts, blackflies, poison ivy and potholes, are the proud symbols of the Fernbrook nation. They have been here forever. And they symbolize both our nation’s strength and our freedom.

I supposssse the primary goal in telling you this story is to ask us, you and me, if you are aware of what is happening right now in this land that we love, this Resort that we depend upon for life. This mini-series is not fiction and its characters and scenes are not imaginary. Once upon a time there were many Native Americans in this area – people whose names are no longer acknowledged because we’re told that we can’t call them Indians. Too, came many religious refugees from the cities and suburbs just like those described in this story. And wayward indentured servants and escaped slaves are thought to have passed through downtown Fernbrook on their way to someplace with fewer cats. Rumours of alien involvement in the nation’s founding may be more than just rumours. And of course the stories about the chickens that hide amongst these proud people dressed in human guise are all fact based accounts.

All background incidents in this story are real. In the 1730’s and 1740’s large numbers of chickens did hold a Rendez-vous among the black flies and the poison ivy. In 1821 there was a great convocation at Fort Four Seasons that saw 10,000 chickens gather and form a treaty with the government of the day. And in 1864, led by Colonel Harland Sanders, there was a large scale massacre of chickens that is considered one of our nation’s most finger licking good tragedies. That same year did see the openings of eating establishments devoted solely to the consumption of chicken. And these restaurants would bring the need for a nation… a nation that would one day be called Fernbrook Resort.

And what follows is the history of that nation.

It’s a big story, about the people, and the chickens, that helped to make Fernbrook Resort the nation that it is... about the land that made the people and the chickens, what they are… and it’s a story about time. Not just as a record. But as a reminder. A reminder that during the few years allotted to each of us, that we are the Guardians of Fernbrook Resort. That we are at once the custodians of our heritage and the caretakers of our future. So sit back and enjoy the adventure that is the history of Fernbrook Resort.