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Category: Halifax Metro
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
This Halifax Nova Scotia museum is dark. Not literally, but historically. It covers the history of Canadian immigration – one million immigrants landed in Canada from 1928 to 1971. At Pier 21, take the guided tour. It will be a sobering wake up call to the trials people went through simply to come to Canada. The problem is that Canada needed immigrants to build the economy but the government was pretty damn racist about it. White, Christian, no health problems were the minimum requirements. This racist rubbish sent a boat of Jews back to Europe in 1939 to be subject […]
Museums of Halifax
Halifax museums offer a wide variety of unique experiences that inform and entertain visitors who are interested in military and marine history, art, culture and natural history. Tourists in Nova Scotia can’t go wrong in dropping in to one or all of the museums I have mentioned below. They all are great fun for the entire family offering special programs for the little ones as well as adults. You can’t miss Halifax Citadel because the city surrounds it. Although accessible by car there is no better way to approach the Citadel than on foot. This way you get a clear […]
Peggy’s Cove – an Idyllic Maritime Fishing Village
Tourists visiting Nova Scotia invariably want to see a perfect fishing village. They yearn to experience the fresh sea air with gulls and terns circling overhead, brightly coloured fishing shacks propped up on stilts along a rugged shore, weathered, shingled saltbox houses clinging to the rocks and brilliantly painted fishing boats bobbing in a protected cove. Of course not many functioning fishing villages are picture perfect. But Peggy’s Cove comes pretty close to the ideal. It is one of the busiest tourist attractions in Nova Scotia and there are very good reasons for this. The drive from Halifax to Peggy’s […]
Peggy’s Cove – A Mandatory Day Trip from Halifax
Peggy’s Cove is likely the cutest seaside town you have ever seen. Depending on the route you take (I prefer the taking Highway 103 from Halifax and connecting to Highway 333 so that you pass through French Village and Indian Harbour before reaching Peggy’s Cove.) you will need 40 – 50 minutes to drive to Peggy’s Cove. During the busy seasons, it’s recommended to arrive early so as to avoid crowds. You have to plan to drive back or continue on somewhere else, because Peggy’s Cove is primarily for looking, not staying. The town captures the essence of an Atlantic […]
Halifax and The Titanic
On April 15, 1912, the most famous ocean liner in the word sank at the will of an iceberg and the arrogance of shipbuilders. Many Canadian ports were involved in the rescue and recovery operation. Halifax had the sad task of being a victim identification centre and explains why three Halifax cemeteries hold graves from this tragedy. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (located at 1675 Lower Water Street Halifax) has a permanent exhibit, which was updated with new artefacts including a mortuary bag and a carved table leg. Many Titanic artefacts have been spread all over Atlantic Canada – […]
