Tag: nova scotia

  • SailGP Halifax 2026: Fast Boats, Harbour Views, and the Celebrity Question

    SailGP Halifax 2026: Fast Boats, Harbour Views, and the Celebrity Question

    SailGP returned to Halifax Harbour on June 20-21, 2026. Here is what stood out locally, why the harbour works for this kind of racing, and what I found on the celebrity-photo angle.

  • ATV Trails Between Folly Mountain and Nutby Mountain

    ATV Trails Between Folly Mountain and Nutby Mountain

    In this video, my riding partner and I wanted to make the drive up towards Cumberland County to the Fundy Snowmobile Club in order to ride the trails and do a counterclockwise loop starting from Folly Mountain and have lunch at Nutby Mountain’s warming hut, then finishing off the run via North Shore Clubhouse and…

  • 30 Minute Hike – Coastal Hike Along Clam Harbour – Nova Scotia

    It’s November and no better time to hit the beach and hike along rugged Atlantic Ocean coastline in Clam Harbour Provincial Park. Park up to the gate (if it’s closed) and simply walk in as parking lots are not maintained in the winter but the road up to the gate are maintained. Start by walking…

  • Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide

    By Jim Cyr ISBN: 9780986653421 (iBooks) ISBN: 9780986653438 (ePub) Category: Travel/ Canada/ Atlantic Provinces (NB, NF, NS, PE), Hiking The eBook is available in two editions. iOS multi-touch for iPad ePub, optimized for iPhone users   Get It Now For Your e-Reader [pricing_table style=”standard” pricing_item=”3755″ columns=”3″]   Explore Nova Scotia’s hiking trails with this trail guide.…

  • West Dover aka Land of Confusion

    West Dover aka Land of Confusion

    From the Nova Scotia Hiking Trail Guide Guide category: Summit Trails Length: 4.2 km (loop) Difficulty: 2C Duration: 3 hours Book trailhead: N44.49628 W63.88142 Pets on leash / Dog friendlyStay on trailTrailheadParking Overlooking Peggy’s Cove, a barren walk among the granite boulders. Locally known as the “ land of confusion, ” this is a short…

  • Willard S. Boyle Monument

    Willard S. Boyle Monument

    This is the Willard S. Boyle Monument that started to take shape late in the fall of 2011.    

  • Ticks and Lyme disease in Nova Scotia

    Ticks and Lyme disease in Nova Scotia

    Ticks in Nova Scotia Widespread in the Eastern US. In Canada, it has been collected in Ontario, Quebec, and all Atlantic provinces. In Image – Top: nymph, Blacklegged ticks. Bottom: dog ticks.