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Tag Archives: Annapolis Basin
Port Of Digby Fisherman’s Wharf
Looking across Digby Gut toward Victoria Beach Early in the year I had ventured out to Victoria Beach, across the Bay of Fundy from Digby. On this trip I spent some time at the Port Of Digby Fisherman’s Wharf, which … Continue reading
Schafner Point Lighthouse
Schafner Point Lighthouse Built in 1885, Schafner Point Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the Annapolis Basin. It continues to warn mariners of the turbulent tidal waters of the narrow navigation channel along the Digby Gut–Annapolis Basin. It is … Continue reading
Posted in history, lighthouse, Nova Scotia, ocean, winter
Tagged Annapolis Basin, history, lighthouse, Nova Scotia, ocean
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Battery Harbour
Battery Harbour is one of those places that I am drawn to for the fading history that is indicative of the downturn in coastal fisheries across Canada. The way that harbours and fish processing plants allowed to fall into disrepair … Continue reading
Battery, Battery Point, or Victoria Beach?
Battery Harbour? According to the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act listing for the Victoria Beach Lighthouse, it overlooks the buildings at Battery Harbour. To the west below the Victoria Beach lighthouse, Battery Point juts out into the ocean from the land, … Continue reading
Nova Scotia fish boat – Basin Bruin II
The fishing boat Basin Bruin II in Battery Harbour
Posted in Atlantic Canada, Bay of Fundy, fisheries, fishing boats, Nova Scotia, ocean, ships
Tagged Annapolis Basin, Atlantic Canada, Bay of Fundy, Canada, dock, fish boats, Nova Scotia, ocean, pier
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Victoria Beach Lighthouse
Victoria Beach Lighthouse The 9.4 meters tall Victoria Beach Lighthouse is located on a parcel of land that thirty meters back from the water and nine meters above the high water mark on a rise overlooking the Digby Gut and … Continue reading
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Tagged Annapolis Basin, Digby, history, lighthouse, Nova Scotia
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Fort Anne National Historic Site
Fort Anne National Historic Site – Canada’s first administered National Historic Site Although Fort Anne was neither the first National Historic Park (Fort Howe was designated three years earlier), nor is it the first site designated under the replacement National … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Valley, museum, National Historic Site, Nova Scotia, snow, winter
Tagged Annapolis Basin, Annapolis Royal, history, National Historic Site, Nova Scotia, panorama, snow, Winter
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Port Royal National Historic Site
A 360° look at Port Royal National Historic Site
Posted in 360°, buildings, National Historic Site, panorama, snow, winter
Tagged Annapolis Basin, history, National Historic Site, Nova Scotia, panorama, snow, VR, Winter
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A little fish boat – Battery Harbour
A little fish boat on Victoria Beach – Battery Harbour on the Annapolis Basin
Posted in Atlantic Canada, fisheries, fishing boats, Nova Scotia, ocean, ships
Tagged Annapolis Basin, Atlantic Canada, Battery Point, Canada, dock, fish boats, Nova Scotia, ocean, pier, Victoria Beach, wharf
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