"Dumping Day" in Southwest Nova is considered the most dangerous day of the lobster season. The day when all the pots (375 in District 34) are "dumped" into the ocean and the fishermen then hold their breath in hopes that they have placed them in the right, lucrative spot. enjoynslobster.jpg Check out these great videos to see first hand what Dumping Day is all about!
The Discover Your Nova Scotia Roots contest has just about wrapped up, so I thought I'd point out another one of my favourite entries!This story comes from Sharon of Mills River, NC:"I'm extremely proud of my Nova Scotia roots! When...
A true tradition in Nova Scotia and throughout North America - pumpkin pie is a favorite dessert in many homes during the holidays - taking its place at the forefront of the dinner table, the pumpkin pie comes under great scrutiny by all and is considered the essential component to the quintessential holiday meal
Well, I rarely make two blog posts with video content in a row but I just couldn't resist sharing this preview video of this Sunday's episode of CBC TV's Land & Sea. It features all about our beautiful Bay of Fundy and it airs nationally at noon on Nov 21.
The town of Shelburne welcomes you to come and spend a day or the whole weekend with them as they celebrate the Christmas season this year. A full festive line up of events are on tap from November 25 - 28
We are nearly four weeks back in Germany and still looking back to all the things that happened to us and we are missing all the friendly and nice people, friends - old and new, we have to leave in Nova Scotia. Sadly we could not take them with us.... but Nova Scotia starts with the people.
I rose from bed thinking there would be a sunrise to photograph and that I'd best take advantage of it. It was just after 6 a.m. and still dark as night outside. I checked my laptop for sunrise times and...
Although the Bay of Fundy is horseshoe-shaped lots of visitors and locals make a loop of it by taking the "Fundy ferry". It's a year-round 3-hr sailing between Digby, Nova Scotia, and Saint John, New Brunswick. Here's a sampling of the trip on our latest episode of the Bay of Fundy Travel Show.
The new Halifax Seaport Farmer's Market, housed in a beautiful glass structure built to environmental standards using solar, wind and geo-thermal power to operate. A massive 4,050 square metres, it was designed with the environment in mind.