Nova Scotia Adventure Guide
Barbara & Stillman Rogers
HUNTER PUBLISHING, INC.
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This guide focuses on recreati onal activities. As all such activities contain elements of risk, the publisher, author, affiliated individuals and companies disclaim any responsibility for injury, harm, or illness that may occur to anyone through, or by use of, the information in this book. Every effort was made to insure the accuracy of information in this book, but the publisher and author do not assume and hereby disclaim, liability for loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions are the result of negligen ce, accident or any other cause.
- Introduction
- Geography & Terrain
- History
- Getting Around
- Rental Cars
- Driving in the Maritime Provinces
- Exchange Rate & Taxes
- Adventures
- On Foot
- On Wheels
- On Water
- On Snow
- On Horseback
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Fauna & Flora
- Wildlife
- Insects
- Sightseeing
- Where To Stay & Eat
- Prices
- Local Foods
- Information Sources
- Nova Scotia
- Introduction
- Getting to Nova Scotia
- By Air
- By Ferry
- Getting Around
- Nova Scotia's Parks
- Fishing
- Information Sources
- Chignecto
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Adventures
- On Foot
- In The Air
- On Water
- On Snow
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Sightseeing
- Where To Stay & Eat
- The Evangeline Trail
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Information Sources
- Adventures
- On Foot
- On Wheels
- On Water
- On Snow
- On Horseback
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Sightseeing
- Museums & Places of Historic Interest
- Festivals & Events
- Where To Stay & Eat
- Wolfville to Annapolis Royal
- Near Kejimkujic National Park
- Camping
- The Southern Shore
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Information Sources
- Adventures
- On Foot
- On Wheels
- On Water
- On Horseback
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Natural Areas
- Boats, Fish & The Sea
- Performing Arts
- Sightseeing
- Museums & Places of Historic Interest
- Food & Wine
- Where To Stay & Eat
- Yarmouth to Shelburne
- Near Mahone Bay
- Camping
- Halifax & Environs
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Information Sources
- Adventures
- On Foot
- Parks & Nature Walks
- On Wheels
- On Water
- On Snow
- On Horseback
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Performing Arts
- Sightseeing
- Museums & Places of Historic Interest
- Gardens & Natural Areas
- Where To Stay & Eat
- In Halifax
- Outside Halifax
- Camping
- Marine Drive & The East
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Information Sources
- Adventures
- On Foot
- On Wheels
- On Water
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Wildlife & Natural Areas
- Performing Arts
- Sightseeing
- Museums & Places of Historic Interest
- Art, Crafts & Food
- Festivals & Events
- Where To Stay & Eat
- On the North Shore
- On Marine Drive
- Camping
- Cape Breton Highlands
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Information Sources
- Adventures
- On Foot
- On Wheels
- On Water
- On Snow
- On Horseback
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Wildlife-Watching
- Music & Dance
- Sightseeing
- Museums & Places of Historic Interest
- Natural Areas
- Art & Crafts
- Where To Stay & Eat
- Near the Canso Causeway
- On the West Coast
- North Cape & The East
- Camping
- Cape Breton Lakes
- Geography & History
- Getting Around
- Information Sources
- Adventures
- On Foot
- On Wheels
- On Water
- On Snow
- Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences
- Wildlife-Watching
- Performing Arts, Festivals & Events
- Sightseeing
- Museums & Places of Historic Interest
- Art & Crafts
- Where To Stay & Eat
- In the South
- Near Baddeck
- Near Sydney
- Camping
Sightseeing
All the provinces are filled with historic sites and restorations - after all, the history of European settlement in the New World began here. Forts and defensive positions remain from the early wars between Britain and France over who would own this part of North America. Nearly every town has its little historical museum, and we like to take time to poke about in these small community attics. Some are beautifully restored period homes, such as a Loyalist's home in Saint John, New Brunswick, that gives glimpses of how families lived in Canada's colonial days.
Without trying to draw too fine a line between what is historical and what is cultural, we have arbitrarily put some of the historical villages into the Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences sections, rather than in Sightseeing , and you may wonder why. Those that reflect and interpret a way of life in ways that are more cultural than historic, such as the Acadian Village in Caraquet, are put with Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences , since you really do step into a different world there. Some examples are less clear, so if you are particularly interested in historical places, look in both sections. Other Sightseeing options are there because they are interesting, unusual, thought-provoking, or just plain fun. We think you'll find a good mix of places, whatever your interests.
Where To Stay & Eat
Prices
Local Foods
We, like Napoleon's army, march on our stomachs. Figuratively, of course, but we do like good food, and will drive (or walk) miles out of our way to find it. We particularly enjoy well-prepared fresh seafood.
While we like chefs who create innovative and unique dishes, we don't applaud the trend toward putting together any weird combination just to be different, and we are happy to see that chefs in these provinces haven't been tempted by this wave of silliness. So when we describe a menu as "innovative" we don't mean trendy. We mean that a thoughtful chef has experimented successfully.
We think that local chefs anywhere do their best job with local ingredients, and we look for restaurants that take advantage of farm-fresh produce and native berries as they ripen. In the summer, any New Brunswick menu worth reading will feature raspberry pie . The use of blueberries with meats, which you may find here, is not nouvelle cuisine; it was a combination used by the Micmacs long before nouvelle became au courant .