It’s well worth venturing a little outside of Halifax to explore some of Nova Scotia’s smaller seaside towns as they can give you a deeper sense of what this province and its people are all about. Here are 4 of the best day trips from Halifax and why you should put them on your itinerary.
It almost broke fire chief Terry Conrad’s heart when he had to smash the 250 year-old stained glass windows of historic St. John’s Anglican Church in the centre of Lunenburg’s historic Old Town on the night of October 31, 2001. This place was more than a National Historic Site and an iconic landmark in this UNESCO-designated town: St. John’s was the heart and soul of this small Nova Scotia community, and had seen generations of baptisms, weddings, and funerals in the community, including in Conrad’s own family. This was Lunenburg’s ‘Notre Dame’…
What’s a maritime town without a tale or two. In Yarmouth, on the south shore of Nova Scotia, there is no shortage of them, and one of the best ways to hear them is on a Yarmouth Walking Tour. Candice Phibbs, the founder/guide makes this no ordinary stroll. Her stories will entertain, inform and maybe even make your hair stand on end.
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