- 2026-10-08Important as a centre for the North Atlantic fisheries from the 16th century, the islands in Canso Harbour offered a…
- 2026-10-08A legendary sailor and fisherman, Captain Angus J. Walters symbolizes Nova Scotia’s seafaring heritage. He won five consecutive International Fishermen’s…
- 2026-10-08Before the voyages that brought him world fame as Captain Cook, this British Royal Navy officer compiled navigational charts for…
- 2026-10-08Every summer for more than 40 years, beginning in 1565, this Basque fisherman from Saint-Jean-de-Luz sailed to Eskikewa’kik, a district…
- 2026-10-08This building, erected in 1860, provides a rare and early example of a full cast iron façade in Canada. Used…
- 2026-10-08Chapel Island, known to the Mi'kmaq as Potlotek, has for centuries been a place for spiritual gatherings and Grand Council…
- 2026-10-08William Chapman, a pre-Loyalist immigrant from Yorkshire, built this house in the late 1770's from local materials. It has been…
- 2026-10-08This eminent sea captain played a key role in the settlement of Acadia. He commanded La Hève and Port Royal…
- 2026-10-08A group of about 70 Scottish settlers began a colony here in 1629, eight years after King James I granted…
- 2026-10-08The CHLM was the only all-Black men’s ice hockey league in Canada. It was formed in 1895 by African Canadian…