Category Archives: Hants County

Horton Bluff Lighthouse

Posted on February 19, 2020 by Katherine

Constructed in 1961, the Horton Bluff Lighthouse has an 8.7-meter-high tower rising from the west corner of the flat-roofed building sited sixty-five meters above Avon River. The light served as the front light of a pair of range lights. The … Continue reading →

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The train don’t run here anymore

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Katherine

The Windsor and Hantsport Railway railway bridge over Blue Beach Road

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Nova Scotia Textiles

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Katherine

A view of the former Nova Scotia Textiles factory in Windsor

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Thumb Hill Creek

Posted on December 9, 2019 by Katherine

I had been meaning to explore the white cliffs that are just to the north of Highway 101 and St. Croix – I found the time to poke about so I did. At first, I thought this was the St. … Continue reading →

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The Spitfire Arms – Windsor

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Katherine

The Spitfire Arms Alehouse – Windsor, Nova Scotia

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The giant pumpkin

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Katherine

The Howard Dill pumpkin statue in Windsor, N.S. Howard Dill was a competition winning giant pumpkin breeder who patented a pumpkin seed variety called Atlantic Giant.