Take the Trans Canada highway 104 towards Cape Breton and take exit 32 at Antigonish. The town is a lovely one, centered around St. Francis Xavier university so there's always lots going on.
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 | Antigonish Highland Games   |  | |
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 |  on October 26, 2004 |
The Highland Games are popular in Scotland. This part of NS is thick with Scottish descendants, arriving here on the Hector during the Highland Clearances of the late 18th Century. They brought the games with them and they've been an official event since 1863. It takes place during a mid July weekend every year during which time there are Highland dancing competitions, pope and drum bands/lessons, and of course the ever popular heavy events such as the caber toss. There is camping available and the town will have lots of accommodations. Take the Trans Canada highway 104 towards Cape Breton and take exit 32 at Antigonish. The town is a lovely one, centered around St. Francis Xavier university so there's always lots going on. |
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| Cover your ears - Boom comng over!! | | |
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 |  on October 8, 2006 |
If you are in Halifax around noon listen out for a loud bang. The Halifax Citadel is a National Historic Site & is still guarded by the 78th. Highlanders The noon day gun is fired everyday - much the same as Edinburgh Castle but not as old. Prince Edward Duke of Kent, the father of Queen Victoria was commander of the British forces in Halifax from 1794 to 1800 & it was probably to his instruction the gun was fired & still is. |
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| Celtic Colours Festival  | | |
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| on December 3, 2004 |
Every year in October, over the course of about 10 days, there is a Celtic Colours festival on the island of Cape Breton. There are events small and large in many communities across the island. There is also the spectacular fall colours ablaze across the landscape. The best Celtic musicians and performers are featured during the festival which celebrates the celtic heritage, Gaelic language, arts and crafts of the area. You will never regret visiting Cape Breton during the festival.
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| on October 8, 2006 |
Nova Scotia makes good use of its dual langauge of English and French, both are spoken widely here in the Province. Most road signs are printed in both languages as are the entry tickets for the attractions. In Cape Breton Scottish Gaelic is also widely spoken, passed down from the Ancestors who came here over three hundred years ago. |
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| Grave stones point east | | |
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| on October 8, 2006 |
While travelling around Cape Breton we noticed a lot of graveyards usually in remote areas and nearly always near a church. The head stones were not laid out in straight lines or in neat rows but seemed to be placed at random but one common link was the head stones were all facing the same direction - east to Scotland and France. |
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| Wooden Boat Festival | | |
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| on December 3, 2004 |
n Mahone Bay on the south shore of the province, they hold a wooden boat festival over a weekend in mid summer. There is a strong seafaring heritage in this province and Mahone Bay celebrates it with demonstrations, races, boat building demonstrations, a parade and fireworks. |
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| Scarecrow Festival | | |
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| on October 1, 2007 |
In the south shore town of Mahone Bay, usually the last weekend of September or early October, you may spy some unusual citizens lounging on front porches and lawns, on street corners and shop fronts. They would be scarecrows of every shape and size. The Scarecrow festival is held over is a fun way to spend a day. They have a vintage car display, antique fare and a bandstand with music and plenty of other activities, both in the day time and in the evening such as a lit Pumpkin parade. Mahone Bay is about an hour's drive from Halifax on Highway 103 via exit 10. see the travelogue for more photos and info. |
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| See the Highland Village Museum in Iona | | |
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 |  on December 10, 2002 |
Go and see the Highland Village Museum (An Clachan Gàidhealach) in Iona - it's very interesting and a lovely site. We were there in August-September 2002. |
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| Sociable!! | | |
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 |  on September 30, 2005 |
...hey folks, when you hear this in a bar raise and tip your glass...just a tip, if you go into a Catholic mass the next day don't make the mistake of yelling sociable when the priest raises the chalice....you'll be a marked duck! |
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| where do you live stranger? | | |
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 |  on November 13, 2007 |
In general in the Maritimes, realize that people do not think it's rude to ask a complete stranger for personal details -especially where they live. They are fascinated with knowing where people are from and want to know if they know anyone where you live. They won't be deterred by general responses either, they will keep pressing for answers. In urban areas people learn to avoid eye contact with strangers - Maritimers consider people who don't make eye contact with strangers as being shifty. On the plus side, Maritimers will almost always help a stranger in distress (eg. car broken down) quite frequently without expecting any money in return (although gifts given at a later date are considered acceptable and show that the stranger is a good sort - such as a feed of lobster or a bottle of booze). |
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