Blue Rocks is a community in the

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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 Eng ...

, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County. It stands to seaward of

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia. The economy was traditionally based on the offshore fishery and today L ...

, somewhat to the east. For many years a fishing village, it was discovered by many artists and photographers (including

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, William E. deGarthe, Jack L. Gray,

Wallace R. MacAskill Wallace Robinson MacAskill (1887–25 January 1956), better known as W. R. MacAskill, was a Canadian photographer known for his seascapes and depictions of ships. He is particularly recognized for his photographs of the ''Bluenose'', two of which ...

, E. Earle Bailly and others) beginning in the 1940s. Today the village boasts many artists, and there are also numerous guest houses to be found among the fishermen's dwellings. Blue Rocks is known as one of the best kayaking spots on the South Shore of Nova Scotia.

References

Blue Rocks on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub