Village Squire, 1979-10, Page 21Brunswick.
To see the true beauty of the province,
tourists are advised to leave the
TransCanada and travel on ,a network of
secondary roads that are maintained in
excellent condition. The Ministry of
Tourism suggests eight scenic motoring
itineraries, and the Cabot Trail on Cape
Breton Island is touted as one of the most
scenic drives in Canada.
A few kilometres inside the New
Brunswick/Nova Scotia border is Spring-
hill, birthplace of Anne Murray. Tours of,
the Springhill Miners' Museum are
conducted daily by experienced miners
from May to November. Similar tours are
available of the Princess Colliery at Sydney
Mines on Cape Breton Island from June to
mid-September.
On the south coast of Nova Scotia is
Halifax, the provincial capital. Province
House, which is a fine example of Georgian
architecture, was built in 1818 and is the
oldest parliament building in use in
Canada today.
One of the most captivating parts of the
city is Historic Properties, a downtown
restoration of Canada's oldest seaport
buildings. The wharf seems to be a
favourite spot for workers and tourists to
enjoy an outdoor luncheon looking across
the harbour to Dartmouth. Docked nearby
is the schooner. Bluenose 11. on which
visitors can shop, dine or take a tour of the
harbour.
Halifax Citadel. a hilltop fortress built in
1828 on the site of three previous citadels
dating back to 1747, overlooks the cities of
Halifax and Dartmouth and the harbour
that separates them. The citadel also
houses an army museum and a Centennial
Art Gallery.
Nova` Scotia has approximately 7,000
kilometres (4,000 miles) of coastline which
is guarded by more than 100 lighthouses
and fog alarms. A visitor is "never more
than a gull's cry away from the ocean,"
and the brisk salt sea breezes along the
coast often call for a heavy sweater or
lightweight jacket even in mid-June.
Of the hundreds of picturesque fishing
villages along the shore, none has gained
as much attention as Peggy's Cove which is
less than an hour's drive west of Halifax.
An old lighthouse stands on a massive
granite ledge, and Peggy's Cove has the
distinction of having the only Post Office in
Canada situated in a lighthouse.
The cove has been called a painter's and
photographer's paradise. William de-
Garthe. one of Canada's foremost artists
and a resident of Peggy's Cove, painted
two beautiful murals inside St. John's
Anglican Church. One mural depicts Christ
walking on the water and calming the sea;
the setting is Peggy's Cove with
Lighthouse Point in the background. The
other mural shows a group of fishermen at
the mercy of turbulent seas. The buildings
of Peggy's Cove are privately owned by the
residents; the Nova Scotia government
plans to preserve the community and help
its residents to retain the rustic flavour
which annually attracts thousands of
visitors.
The chief industry in Nova Scotia is
fishing with catches including lobster, cod,
mackerel and shellfish. Pictou in northeast
Nova Scotia is one of the largest live lobster
producing ports in the world.
The second largest industry is lumbering
with red spruce the principal lumber tree.
Other trees include balsam, hemlock,
tamarack, sugar maple, yellow and white
birch and popular and white ash. Not only
are the forests important for lumbering but
they also provide inland colour contrast for
the grey granite coasts and sapphire
waters.
The official provincial flower - May-
flower - blooms in early spring, while in
early summer comes roses and forget-me-
nots. Joe-Pye Weed is found in hollows and
along damp streams in autumn. Reddish
purple flowers in large rounded clusters
with leaves in whorls grow four to six feet
in height.
Birds found in Nova Scotia include loons,
blue herons, Canada Geese, Ring-necked
Pheasants and, of course, various breeds of
gulls.
Nova Scotia provides an important link
with Canada's two island provinces -
Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island.
A ferry crosses from Sydney on Cape
Breton Island to Port -Aux -Basques on
Newfoundland's southwest corner. The
six -hour crossing is taken three times
daily, four during peak periods. During the
summer only, another ferry makes an
eighteen -hour crossing between Sydney
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