Articles tagged with: White Point Beach Resort
Two hundred years ago King George III issued land grants to six founding families who settled the boulder-strewn, rocky point later called Peggy’s Cove. Now, on the 200th anniversary of Nova Scotia’s Peggy’s Cove, there are 40 full-time residents of this community.
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.
Stay in an actual rum runner’s bedroom where contraband was hidden from authorities as it awaited shipment to the U.S. during prohibition times.
Despite its small-town appearance Liverpool, Nova Scotia was once second to only Halifax in its importance to the province. It even boasted its own bank, The Bank of Liverpool, until 1871 when steam shipping cut the town’s importance to the economy of Eastern Canada.
One of the attractions that is unique to White Point Beach Resort is the multitude of bunnies that live on the grounds. Wild rabbits began populating the area when White Point staff and guests began …
Nature Conservancy of Canada has raised $462,000 to save an unspoiled area of 135 hectares containing sand beaches, eelgrass flats, tidal mud flats and coastal forests.
Just down the road from White Point Manor is the picturesque town of Port Mouton, Nova Scotia. A thriving lobstering town it is also the fulcrum point for some the best beaches in the country …
