Tag Archives: Historic Site

Grand Pré National Historic Site – Grand Pré, NS

October 8, 2014 The Local Traveler

In the next few posts, we'll be taking you on a virtual tour of the eight locations that make up The Acadian Passport. Here in Nova Scotia, we all learn the story of the Acadian Deportation in school. This summer, we learned there was a whole lot more to the story of the Acadians, both before… Read More

Historic Gardens – Annapolis Royal, NS

October 4, 2014 The Local Traveler

17 Historic Places in Halifax You Can Cycle To This Weekend

June 6, 2014 The Local Traveler

Grab your bike (or rent one) and take a DIY history tour through downtown Halifax! You may have noticed stylish pale teal bicycles roaming around town over the summer. They belong to I Heart Bikes (@IHeartBikesHFX), a bike rental company based on the Halifax Waterfront. They have many bikes of different sizes for families with… Read More

The Fortress of Louisbourg – Louisbourg, NS

May 15, 2013 The Local Traveler

I first visited Louisburg when I was in grade six as part of a school trip. I remember people in costume, running between historic buildings, and my first experience with real baked bread (not like the plastic wrapped stuff mom used to buy). At the time, the history of my province or our country didn't matter all that much to… Read More

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia – Gold Exhibit

January 19, 2013 The Local Traveler

There is only a very small list of things that will entice me to leave my house on a snowy Friday; food, adventure, and…gold. So, it was with little reservation that I pulled on my winter boots and braved the elements to check out The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s newest exhibit Gold: A Nova… Read More

York Redoubt National Historic Site – Halifax, NS

December 30, 2012 The Local Traveler

As many of our readers know, Charlie is the newest member of our traveling family. Charlie is a six month old, 20lb bundle of barely-contained canine energy. He loves people, running, other dogs, running, food and running. Needless to say, we need to keep him pretty active. To date, I've taken up running AND begged… Read More

Alexander Graham Bell Museum – Baddeck, NS

Alexander Graham Bell Museum Nova Scotia

September 15, 2012 The Local Traveler

Nova Scotia has been home to some pretty amazing people, ones who have shaped our everyday lives. Alexander Graham Bell is best known as the creator of the telephone. While most of us would have been ready to retire after such a world changing invention, the telephone was only a single event, and an early… Read More

Guest Post – Morning Adventure in Halifax: The Citadel

August 18, 2012 The Local Traveler

Editors Note: I am happy to bring you a guest post from Rachel, the writer behind The Penniless Traveler (facebook.com/ThePennilessTraveler). I am a frequent viewer of Rachels blog on budget friendly travel and was thrilled to hear she was paying a trip to Halifax this summer. I hope you enjoy her stories as much as… Read More

Chester Visitor Information Centre

August 13, 2012 The Local Traveler

Similar to the transformation of the South Shore railroad to an active transit greenway, the Chester train station has been converted to a Visitors Information Centre (VIC) (@explorechester). Nova Scotia’s VICs are invaluable resource centres for travelers, both local and from away. They offer brochures on places to eat, things to do and places to… Read More