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St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
St. Margarets Bay is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada on the border of Halifax County ( Halifax Regional Municipality) and Lunenburg County ( Municipality of the District of Chester). Description Opening south directly onto the Atlantic, the bay's eastern shore is formed by the Chebucto Peninsula and its western shore by the Aspotogan Peninsula, while the head of the bay (the northern shore) is the main part of the Nova Scotia peninsula. The bay's shoreline is mostly rocky, although the head of the bay offers several sandy beaches at Queensland, Black Point and Cleveland; another sandy beach exists on the western shore of the bay at Bayswater and there is a small sandy beach along the eastern shore on Micou's Island. St. Margarets Bay is a cruising destination for sailing yachts as its picturesque shorelines offer protection in many natural harbours, as well as anchorages in coves and near small islands. Communities Eastern Shore Along the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Harbour NS
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Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Tantallon (pronounced 'tan-TAL-en') is an exurban community in Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada. It extends from about two kilometers south of Trunk 3, along Route 333, just north of Ballfield Road, for roughly three kilometers along Route 333, to just south of Longards road, and includes Whynachts Point and Sheeps Head Island. It is bordered to the north by Upper Tantallon and to the south by Glen Haven. The community is about from Downtown Halifax. The community is likely named for Tantallon Castle in Scotland. 2008 fire On June 13, 2008, a forest fire broke out causing minor damage to two homes and burning . The fire was believed to have been caused by a campfire. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police laid no charges. It was determined that remnant fallen debris of Hurricane Juan A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system characterized by a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayswater, Nova Scotia
Bayswater is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula in Lunenburg County on the Lighthouse Route (Nova Scotia Route 329). The community is home to Bayswater Beach Provincial park, Swissair 111 memorial, and All Saints Anglican Church History German settlers who first settled were Richard and Knickle who came from Lunenburg. Settled prior to 1767. An early immigrant to Bayswater was James Boutilier from Montbéliard, eastern France. He had nine children; the first was born in Bayswater in 1862. The village is probably named after Bayswater in England, an area of west London in the City of Westminster. It is a residential district located three miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Charing Cross and borders the north side of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. Bayswater was initially named Sandy Beaches. Swissair 111 A Swissair Flight 111 memorial site is located in Bayswater. Bayswater is th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspotogan, Nova Scotia
Aspotogan () is a small fishing community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ..., located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula. There is a public wharf in Aspotogan Harbour. Aspotogan is at the head of Aspotogan Harbour, which gets its name from the Mi'kmaq ''Ashmutogun'' or ''Ukpudeskakun'' meaning "block the passageway" or "where the seals go in and out". Transportation Aspotogan is on the Lighthouse Route ( Nova Scotia Route 329). References External links Aspotogan on Destination Nova Scotia Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southwest Cove, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Southwest Cove is a Canadian rural community located in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The community is located on the Aspotogan Peninsula and is administratively part of the Chester Municipal District, the municipality that covers the eastern half of Lunenburg County. Most of the community fronts Highway 329. History There was a Mi’kmaq settlement at Clam Pond. One of the first immigrants was "foreign protestant" James Boutilier (1760-1841) and his wife Susan Elizabeth Marriete. He moved from French Village to Southwest Cove. Eventually, people migrated from Southwest Cove to nearby Northwest Cove. According to DesBarres’ map, Southwest Cove seems to be the first village occupied on the Aspotogan Peninsula. In fact, in 1765 it appears as the largest community along the coast between Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwest Cove, Nova Scotia
Northwest Cove is a cove on the St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the community on Aspotogan Peninsula that surrounds it. Administratively Northwest Cove is a General Service Area of the Chester Municipal District, and as such includes the areas also known as Southwest Cove and Coleman's Cove. Northwest Cove is on the Lighthouse Route ( Nova Scotia Route 329). Several scenes from the television show ''Haven Haven or The Haven may refer to: * Harbor or haven, a sheltered body of water where ships can be docked Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Haven (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter), from the novel series * Haven (comics), from the ''X-Men ...'' were shot in the Cove. References External links Northwest Cove on Destination Nova Scotia Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lodge, Nova Scotia
The Lodge is a small community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ..., located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula. Its only significant road is Nova Scotia Route 329, on the Lighthouse Route. History Charles and George Verge were brothers who were the first settlers of the Lodge (c. 1832). They arrived in the area from Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Their father immigrated as a New England Planter from Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts to Liverpool Nova Scotia (c. 1779). References External links The Lodge on Destination Nova Scotia Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia General Service Areas in Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mill Cove, Nova Scotia
Mill Cove is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Chester Municipal District on the Aspotogan Peninsula on the Lighthouse Route ( Nova Scotia Route 329). The community was home to CFS Mill Cove from 1967 til the 1990s. History Mill Cove was originally granted to Jacque Louis Jollimore Jacque is a given name and a surname which may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Jacque Batt (died 2014), American First Lady of Idaho 1994-1999 * Jaque Fourie (born 1983), South African former rugby union rugby player * Jacque Fresco (1916–2017), Ame ... (1754-1833) age 38 and John Troop (1792), after both men and their families had lived in the community for many decades. James Lewis Jollimore was born in Lunenburg and was the first to settle at Mill Cove with his wife Catherine (c. 1778). They had nine children at Mill Cove. James's father was a French Protestant who came from Montbeliard, France to settle in Lunenburg. James's father was part of the "foreign pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Point, Nova Scotia
Fox Point is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located on the Aspotogan Peninsula in the Chester Municipal District on the Lighthouse Route ( Nova Scotia Route 329). History The Mi'kmaq from Shubenacadie used to settle here in the summer and migrate back in land to Shubenacadie in the winter months. There is an image of Susan Sack, Harry Piers, and Henry Sack on Indian Point (1935). Birch-bark summer 'camp' or wigwam of Micmac Indian, Henry Sack (son of Isaac Sack, leader of the Mi’kmaq at Shubenacadie) and his wife Susan (in typical old Micmac woman's costume) on Indian Point, Fox Point Road, near Hubbards, Lun. Co., N.S. Left to right: Susan Sack, Harry Piers of Halifax, and Henry Sack of Indian reservation, Truro, N.S. View looking northeast...Carrying basket made by Henry Sack, SMuseum acc. no. 8305." The first known settler at Fox Point was Joseph Coolen (Coulen). He was a Newfoundland Irish. He had ten children in Fox Point and the first ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubbards, Nova Scotia
Hubbards is an unincorporated Canadian rural community on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Geography Hubbards is located on the eastern side of the Aspotogan Peninsula, and along the northern shore of St. Margarets Bay. It borders the communities of Simms Settlement and Queensland. Hubbards sits astride the county line bordering Halifax County and Lunenburg County and is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality and Chester Municipal District respectively. Hubbards is located approximately 50 kilometres west of Downtown Halifax and 50 kilometres east of Bridgewater on Highway 103. History Hubbards was first settled by French-speaking Protestants, brothers John (1757–1835) and Frederick Dauphinee. As with all those who first settled the east side of the Aspotogan Peninsula, the brothers arrived from across St. Margaret's Bay at French Village, Nova Scotia. Their father emigrated from Montbéliard, France to Halifax and then to Lunenburg. Captain John Dauphinee se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland, Nova Scotia
Queensland is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. About west of Halifax, the area is on the north-western side of Saint Margaret's Bay, between Black Point to the north-east, and the nearby Hubbards community to the north-west. The area was used by the Miꞌkmaq First Nations people. Places of interest The Rug Hooking Museum of North America is to the west of the community. The Saint Margaret's Bay Area Rails-to-Trails follows the Nova Scotia Trunk 3 highway, part of a multi-use recreational trail from Hubley southward to Hubbards. It reused the route of the CN Rail line. Parks Queensland has three of Nova Scotia's South Shore Region Parks in the vicinity: * Cleveland Beach Provincial Park (established 1978), to the north, with a sandy beach, * Hubbards Provincial Park, from Queensland Beach Provincial Park, with a boat launch site, and * Queensland Beach Provincial Park (established 1980), with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Point, Halifax
Black Point (2021 population: 486) is a rural community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Black Point is the closest community in the Ten Beaches area to Metropolitan Halifax, just 30 minutes away, on Highway 3. Black Point is believed to have been given its name because its land mass appear black from outside of St. Margaret's Bay. Original land grants were given in 1786, but it was not until the 19th century that the community began to take shape. Black's Point first post office opened in 1867. A new school opened in 1879. A United Baptist Church was dedicated in 1898. Today, the fire station and community hall are focal points of the community, where community suppers and social events are held. The village also boasts some antique and craft shops, and has two sand beaches, the Black Point Beach and The Puddle Beach. Fernwood Publishing has been headquartered in Black Point since the early 1990s. Demographics In the 2021 Census o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
