Since the middle of April when I learned I am a "Lost Canadian", I've been learning about Canada. While I have learned many things, there clearly are a great many things I still do not know and have yet to learn. Today I'm sharing some of the unique things I've learned about the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia, which is a special place in Canada to me as some of my ancestors are from there - we suspect they may have been Mi'kmaq First Nations People. I am happy to share with you some of the things I've found online about Nova Scotia . . .
Nova Scotia is unique because of the Bay of Fundy's extreme tides [0.5], its rich Celtic and Acadian heritage, and an incredible coastal geography where you are never more than 67 kilometers from the ocean.
Natural Wonders
- Bay of Fundy: Features the highest recorded tides in the world [0.5], moving more water than all the world's freshwater rivers combined and allowing visitors to walk or dine on the ocean floor at low tide.
- Sable Island: A remote sandbar in the Atlantic known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for its hundreds of shipwrecks and population of wild horses.
- Joggins Fossil Cliffs: A UNESCO site exposing 300-million-year-old prehistoric fossils embedded in dramatic eroding seaside cliffs.
Culture and Heritage
- Acadian & Celtic Traditions: Strong French Acadian communities and Cape Breton’s Celtic roots, where traditional kitchen parties and ceilidhs (music and dance celebrations) are part of daily life.
- Old Town Lunenburg: A vibrant, remarkably intact 18th-century British colonial UNESCO town famous for its brightly painted wooden waterfront buildings and maritime boatbuilding history.
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