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August 2010 Archives

Favourite Photos from Southwest Nova

by Wally Hayes, on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | No Comments

I'd like to share a few of these photos with you. Hopefully, they will inspire you to get out to see, and perhaps photograph, these things for yourself.

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Celebrity guest visits the Bay of Fundy

by Terri McCulloch, on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | No Comments

On August 19, I was pleased to welcome a celebrity guest to the upper Bay of Fundy: world-renowned curler and television personality, Colleen Jones. Colleen is a reporter with CBC TV and was accompanied on her visit by cameraman Brian.

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Really.... we should all go whale watching!

by Terri McCulloch, on Tue, 31 Aug 2010 | No Comments

Regardless of how you spend your days it's hard not to be envious of our whale watch tour operators around the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Sample these recent posts & see if you feel the same way!!

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Museums of a Different Kind in Southwest Nova

by Wally Hayes, on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | No Comments

Museums are a way of keeping alive our history and our heritage. In Nova Scotia, where much of Canada's history began over 400 years ago, they form an important link to our past for both residents and visitors alike.

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Wow! MacIntosh Brook - A Cabot Trail Gem

by Cabot Trail Crew, on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | 1 comment

This walk follows the brook all the way to the end and the sound of the water takes all your cares away! When you finally make your way to the end the view is amazing! There is not one but two waterfalls that await you.

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Welcome to the new Have GPS, will travel in Nova Scotia blog!

by Jim Cyr, on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | No Comments

With the help of a constellation of satellites, Jim will explore the outdoors within Nova Scotia....

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Cape Breton Crab Creation

by Renee Lavallee, on Fri, 27 Aug 2010 | No Comments

I can count on my fingers and toes how many times I have been asked to put a crab cake on one of my menus. I had them on my menu at the Five Fishermen for quite a long time, and after feeling blase about these bad boys, I decided to turn over a new leaf and create a new "cake".

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Big Day Downtown

by Laura Simpson, on Thu, 26 Aug 2010 | 1 comment

Downtown Halifax - Barrington Street specifically, used to be my neighbourhood. I left my beautiful two bedroom apartment there to buy my first house - in the north end of Halifax. But the thrill of 'going downtown' is still there whenever I head to the heart of the city.

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The Tail of a Whale on Digby Neck

by Wally Hayes, on Wed, 25 Aug 2010 | No Comments

There are many things to see and do on Digby Neck . . . hiking, camping, bird watching and rock hounding to name a few . . . but it is undoubtedly whales that are the biggest attraction.

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The Yarmouth County Museum and Archives

by Phil Neville, on Mon, 23 Aug 2010 | 1 comment

Immediately upon entering the museum I was amazed with the enormous space, elegant ceiling and my eyes were drawn to the 3300 lbs Fresnal lens high above the rest of the collection. I was especially interested in the vast amount of ships' portraits. There were period rooms dividing the open space and all manner of glass cases filled with artifacts.

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