Category: Stops of Interest

Thinkers’ Lodge

Historical Sites, Pugwash canadian, heritage, historic, house, Northumberland Strait, Nova Scotia, pugwash, Sunrise Trail

The property, located on the Northumberland Strait, dates back to the early 1800s and was purchased by Pugwash-born, read more

Cumberland County Museum

Museums, Stops of Interest Amherst, archives, canadian, culture, Cumberland, genealogy, heritage, historic, house, interpretive, museum, Nova Scotia, Sunrise Trail

Located in the heritage home (c. 1838) of Robert Barry Dickey, Father of Confederation, Cumberland County Museum and read more

Ship Hector Quay

Interpretive Centres, Pictou canadian, marina, maritime, migration, Northumberland Strait, Nova Scotia, Pictou, scottish, Ship Hector, Sunrise Trail, tall ship

When the ship Hector landed here in 1773, it marked the start of the great Scottish migration to the New World. read more

Sutherland Steam Mill

Old Mills, Stops of Interest heritage, historic, interpretive, mill, Nova Scotia, steam mill, Sunrise Trail, woodworking

From the moment you park your car you have arrived at a unique slice of Nova Scotian heritage. The parking lot was the read more

Tidnish Dock

Historical Sites, Stops of Interest beach, canadian, Chignecto, Cumberland, historic, interpretive, marine, maritime, Northumberland Strait, Nova Scotia, railway, Sunrise Trail, Tidnish, train

Located near Tidnish Cross Roads, Cumberland County, Tidnish Dock Provincial Park marks the eastern terminus of the
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Balmoral Grist Mill

Old Mills Balmoral, canadian, grist mill, mill, Nova Scotia, Sunrise Trail, Tatamagouche

A working grist mill from 1874. Discover this three-storey mill tucked away in a wooded gorge on Matheson’s Brook. read more