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Peggy’s Cove

08 Thursday Sep 2016

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Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia is a wonderful small community on the eastern shore of Saint Margaret’s Bay. Here your will find an example of how wind and wave have shaped this rocky shores. You will also find Peggy’s Point Lighthouse, established in 1868.

Samuel de Champlain named Saint Margaret’s Bay after his mother Marguerite. Later, locals used the name Peggy being a nickname for Margaret. More

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Peggy’s Cove is not a place for very young children. The landscape is too rocky and treacherous for little legs. The rocks rise up from the sea and are covered with black algae which is very slippery. Many a person have slipped into the sea and have been buffeted against the rocks.

Make sure when your visiting to take the time to see the coast line by taking a tour by boat. Peggy’s Cove Boat Tours allows you that opportunity. More

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Food is another thing you’d like to experience while visiting. There are many small kiosks to try some maritime delicacies.

If you like maritime charm, you’ll love Peggy Cove.

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An Original Fishing Dory

Nova Scotia

08 Thursday Sep 2016

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Halifax

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Public Gardens – Halifax

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The Grey Lady has been seen at the entrance of one of the rooms on the second floor

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Inside the Citadel

Halifax is a city full of history, culture and a vibrant waterfront. The heart of the city is Citadel Hill (Fort George). Halifax was founded in 1749, the same year this hill was fortified. Though never attacked, the Citadel played a key roll in the defense of Halifax Harbour. Today Parks Canada operates this historic site where you can tour during the day and even go in a ghost walk during various evenings.


I took their ghost walk and found out about the famous “Grey Lady”. The legend has it that she was a lovesick bride searching for her groom who committed suicide on their wedding day at the Citadel. She is seen either in a rocking chair or walking the Citadel wearing a white gown. Her story is so legendary that she appears on a Canadian stamp.

Grey Lady Stamp from Canada Post

But the “Grey Lady” is not the only ghost story to come from the Citadel. There’s a story about some paranormal investigators that went to one of the prisons in the Citadel. Outside the cell they looked through a window only to see a man dressed in period costume. He was carrying a canon ball from one of side of the room to the other. When the investigators went to speak the the soldier, he was not to be seen. They searched to room for a hidden door but there was none. They went to the officials to complain about the rude soldier but was told that no one of that description worked in the Citadel and that the period costume had not been worn in over 25 years. More

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“Got Drunk, Fell Down”

While in Halifax, make sure to go to the waterfront and visit some public art called “Got Drunk, Fell Down” by artists Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg both graduates of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. This is a humorous take on objects which we take for granted – streetlights”. More

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HMCS Sackville – Flower Class Corvette

Halifax is built on naval history and you can find it at every turn. Whether you’re walking down the street or along the boardwalk, you will hear a story or read about how Halifax became the center of Maritime history.

You will find the HMCS Sackville a Flower-class corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later served as a civilian research vessel, docked along the harbour. It now serves as a museum and is the last surviving Flower-class corvette.More


Don’t forget to treat yourself to a icecream from DEE DEE’s. There fresh homemade ice creams will make you wanting more. And more they have; try their baked goods, burritos, soups and chili’s. More