Although grape growing in Nova Scotia can be traced back to 1611, eight years after the first known vineyard graced American shores, Nova Scotia’s commercial wine industry had its beginnings with the Domaine de Grand Pré winery, opened in 1978 by Roger Dial, managing director of California’s Davis Bynum Winery. While Ontario was still struggling …
Author: Deann Watson
Nova Scotia Settlement After Acadian Expulsion and Before Loyalist Influx
In Elizabethan terms, ‘planters’ denotes the people who planted colonies, not crops. In particular, it refers to the Annapolis Valley settlers. Their settlements were in the area that was called Nova Scotia and now includes New Brunswick Nova Scotia Governor Plans for Colonization Governor Charles Lawrence, responsible for the Acadian expulsion, developed a plan to …
Nova Scotia Wildlife Parks: Bears, Moose, and Wolves in Canada
A chance encounter with a bear or moose can be special or dangerous because wild animals are just that: wild. Safely watch Canadian wildlife and non-native animals at farms and wildlife parks in Nova Scotia. Be it a dam-building beaver, slow-moving moose, or lumbering bear, families and Nova Scotia visitors will delight in a day …
The Antigonish Highland Games – A Nova Scotia Festival of Scottish Culture
The Antigonish Highland Games are the longest running games of their kind held outside Scotland, and they’ve been attracting travellers since their official beginnings in 1863. Each July, hundreds of athletes, musicians and dancers congregate in this small town to celebrate their highland heritage in grand fashion, with parades, concerts and competitions, and if …