Inside the largest wooden church in N. America We visited St. Mary church (Église Sainte-Marie) on Yarmouth & Acadian Shores of Nova Scotia a few years ago when we drove to the Maritimes Canada. It is a French wooden church on the Acadian Trail, Digby county, in a French community of St. Mary’s Bay area, …
Peggy’s Cove Lighthouse Fun and Entertainment Like never before, right at the base of the lighthouse a lady musician was playing the accordion. We visited Peggy’s Cove lighthouse many times, but never had seen her before. It was a beautiful day, and I was so lucky to see this! Many people were taking photos of …
Watching a night harness race in Inverses, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada The Harness races in Cape Breton runs from May to late October, in the daytime or evenings. It was the month of September when we visited the community of Inverness, in Cape Breton, and didn’t know anything about this event… My husband just …
When you visit the Sherbrooke pioneer village Nova Scotia you literally travel back in time. This is just one of a few historic live museums in Canada, so interesting to go and explore. I heard about places like this where people live like they did centuries ago. I’ve never seen one though until we visited …
West Dover is a small quiet fishing village on Prospect Bay on the Atlantic ocean in Nova Scotia. It is actually in Peggy’s Cove area in between the famous heritage village and Halifax. This is a very good place if you want to relax and stay cool in the summer. It was at the end …
Dominion Cape Breton, a Heritage Community in Nova Scotia, Canada Dominion is an incorporated community on the East coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia (Indian Bay), founded in 1906. Originally it was part of the Dominion Coal Company and the small population living here was involved in coal mining. Today the village is mainly a …
You may know that foggy days in Nova Scotia are quite common. But if you haven’t, visited the Atlantic coast of Canada, you may some day.. Don’t worry! – The fog is quite nice and the pictures of fog quite interesting, and it doesn’t happen every day. Fall and spring for instance, are the best …
Nova Scotia Lighthouses As a long island like peninsula in Atlantic Canada, Nova Scotia’s coasts have been protected for centuries by several faithful lighthouses. These historic buildings are now touristic landmarks. When you go there you shouldn’t miss the Lighthouse Route – you will not regret. As I have an affinity to Nova Scotia, I …