Category: Hiking

Planned our visit to this location at low tide to take advantage of the Bay of Fundy views at Joggins Fossils Cliffs.

There’s something about hiking along a shoreline in the fall that I enjoy. It must be the cooler temperature, or the scenery when the leaves have started to fall off the trees The grass is still green and I need to be outside! One outing brought us (my dog Keji and I) to Graves Island…

Annapolis Royal and surrounding areas are an important part of my family history. When I open up a book about our branch of the “Cyr” family, it all started with Pierre Sire who landed in Port-Royal in 1668. I decided to pass by the area and check out three important sites during the time of…

The area now known as Liverpool, became a popular location for privateers ever since Champlain intercepted captain Rossignol engaging in fur-trade in early 17th century. A Letter of Marque was the only thing differentiating a privateer and a pirate. The letter was authorization from the government allowing ships to cruise the seaways for enemy ships and…

I entered into a meeting room one day and started to look at the Nova Scotia Geological Map and the other person in the room told me a story about how early European traders used to throw out their ballast to make room for all of treasures they would bring back to Europe from the…

Rich in History When you look out Halifax Harbour, you see two islands. The larger island an important part in the history of the early settlements by Europeans. But back in the late 1600’s, the island was originally known as Isle Chibouquetou by the French. But it wasn’t until 1749, when the British gained control,…

With Winter well underway, many feel the need to pack it in for the hiking season. But, for the well dressed out there, that simply means that we have many areas to ourselves. Provincial Parks still encourages people to cross the gates and use the park during the winter months. There are a number of…