There are few places that top Nova Scotia in the summer and fall seasons. Unlike the west coast of Canada Nova Scotia has more sunny days and better beaches. But best of all, Nova Scotia has the festivals. Stay tuned for our amazing festival schedule!
Nova Scotia is not new to hurricanes or tropical storms. In 2003 Hurricane Juan made landfall just south of Halifax and ploughed through the province causing millions of dollars in damages. Most homes were okay but others suffered damage from trees, stripped off shingles and siding and smashed windows. An emergency worker was killed when a tree fell on his ambulance.
Yesterday in Nova Scotia bottled water is being stripped from grocery shelves and generators are becoming a scarce commodity. With Juan in mind the people of Nova Scotia are stocking up on non-perishables and preparing for a long-term loss of power.
Hurricane Earl strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm on Monday after ripping through the northeast Caribbean islands. It is expected to hit the U.S. East Coast tomorrow.
New York’s Long Island coast is now added to the list of areas under a tropical storm warning as Earl barrels toward the Eastern Seaboard. In addition, the National Hurricane Center also issued a hurricane watch Thursday for areas of Massachusetts and a tropical storm watch for other parts of the state and several places in Maine. This means travel advisories and evacuation preparations are in place for the American south Atlantic.
With the new act is still in the works so Blankenship is still not convinced that it will be his golden ticket to the elusive Oak Island Treasure. However, at least there is movement in his direction and he will know the details in the early fall.
During the first of the projected four broadcasts of Live! With Regis and Kelly produced on Prince Edward Island, the province climbed almost to the top of the list of most-searched topics on Google in the U.S.
Whatever your private thoughts on television celebrities Regis and Kelly coming to Prince Edward Island it is definitely causing a stir in all of Atlantic Canada.
White Point Vacation Home is in full swing for the summer and is about to open the Rumrunner Suite, an accommodation dedicated to the wild bunch of Nova Scotia fisherman who made a good living during the days of American Prohibition in the late 1920′ s and early 1930’s.
This year Halifax joins the rest of Canada in celebrating the centennial of the Canadian Navy. And to kick it off over 1000 sailors marched through Halifax to remind Canadians that this small seaport played a large role in both World Wars as marshaling areas for Atlantic convoys that carried troops and war materiel.
Although the Banff Springs is 40 years older the present version is the same age as White Point Beach Lodge because the original wooden structure in the Banff township was destroyed by a fire in 1926 and the new hotel opened in 1928, the same year as the Nova Scotia lodge.
For Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Vinyard near Wolfville winning the 2010 Taster’s Guild international wine competition is an other vindication of the province as a premier wine making area.
s “Restaurant of the Year” in 2005 the Quarterdeck Grill ranks as one of the top 10 restaurants in Nova Scotia gaining a reputation as the Sandy South Shore’s finest for fresh seafood.
Over the years Angus Doggett and his heirs were known as rum runners and the manor house their headquarters. It is even rumoured that Al Capone met with Doggett on one occassion as he was headed to his liquor warehouses on St. Pierre-Miqulon in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The new Beachcomber is built on one level for those who don’t like to climb stairs but want the atmosphere of an after-beach day.
Over the years Angus Doggett and his heirs were known as rum runners and the manor house their headquarters. It is even rumoured that Al Capone met with Doggett on one occassion as he was headed to his liquor warehouses on St. Pierre-Miqulon in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
