On the road covering over 8,264 miles (13,300 kilometers) of coastline in the Province of Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia became apart of Canada in 1867 |
Kite Surfing in Lawrencetown |
Over 3000 small lakes in Nova Scotia |
Nova Scotia is called ......Canada's Ocean Playground |
Part of the salt water marshes and ice free deep water harbours along the coast |
Many unused rail lines within the province |
Scallops, crabs, clams, cod, haddock, pollock, herring and salmon are caught in the waters here |
French settlement of Port Royal was built in 1605 |
Over 80% are of British ancestry |
Rural Town off the main highways |
Explore John Cabot came to Nova Scotia in 1497 |
Most of the communities are along the coast |
Resources include lumber, pulp and paper and Christmas trees |
Corn Maze in Truro |
Old Victorian Homes in Halifax |
Hardwood and softwood forests cover most of the area |
Nova Scotia is connected to the next Province of New Brunswick by a small land bridge called an Isthmus which is around 17 miles ( 28 kilometers) wide |
Small town charm |
Wild Lupins |
From York Redoubt Fort outside Halifax |
Apples, blueberries, pears and strawberries are grown in the valley area in the center of the Province |
Hurricane Season starts in late summer which many trees are lost |
A fishing boat that has had better days lol |
The area also includes 3800 coastal islands |
The facade that shows its history and age |
Peggys Cove where the Lobster is shipped worldwide |
Because of the glacier age there is granite everywhere |
Northwest Arm and the Capital of Halifax with around 450,000 citizens |
In 1783 the United Empire Loyalists came to Halifax from the United States |
The Province is almost surrounded by water including the Bay of Fundy with the worlds highest tides |
Areas along the coast are milder and wetter than the interior |
Amazing Fall Colors |
Public Gardens in Halifax showing of its British Heritage |
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