Category Archives: history

Église de Bonaventure

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Katherine

Église de Bonaventure – one of the numerous Catholic Churches on the Gaspé Peninsula The Bonaventure Church, listed in the Quebec Cultural Heritage Directory, was the fourth place of worship in the town. Built between 1855 and 1860 at the … Continue reading →

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The Train Don’t Run Here Anymore

Posted on June 30, 2026 by Katherine

A few locations on the Gaspé Peninsula where the train don’t run anymore. Built in the early 1900s, the Gaspé rail line is a 202-mile railway in Quebec running from Matapédia to Gaspé. The last VIA Rail train ran on … Continue reading →

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Prim Point Lighthouse

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Katherine

The Prim Point Lighthouse stands 13.9 meters tall and is constructed from reinforced concrete, featuring an attached fog alarm building. Built in 1964, it is the third lighthouse at this location, designed to mark the narrow passage at Digby Gut. … Continue reading →

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Bear River Bridge

Posted on June 15, 2026 by Katherine

The Highway 101 bridge over Bear River, in Deep River, Nova Scotia The first of its kind on the continent, the bridge features a box girder design, assembled from precast sections craned into place. Completed in 1972, the curving structure … Continue reading →

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Bear River – Victoria Bridge

Posted on June 14, 2026 by Katherine

The pilings of the 1900 swing-span Victoria Bridge that crossed over Bear River can still be seen at low tide, near the modern Highway 101 bridge.

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Fort Anne National Historic Site

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Katherine

This is Nme’juaqnek—place of bountiful fish. For the Mi’kmaq, this place where two rivers meet has traditionally been an important fishing area and a central gathering place. In the 1600s and 1700s, this was the centre of early European colonization … Continue reading →

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Allain Creek Railway Bridge

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Katherine

The Dominion Atlantic Railway Bridge over Allain Creek was constructed in the early 1890s. The bridge is currently inaccessible, so I used a drone to capture some images and video. The bridge features a lightweight through truss center section, along … Continue reading →

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Middleton Railway Museum

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Katherine

1274 and 7260 – the locomotives at the Middleton Railway Museum There is also 78769, a CNR caboose

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Middleton Railway Museum

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Katherine

A drone-powered aerial view of the Middleton Railway Museum Although Nova Scotia once had an extensive rail network, there are very few visible sections left to see unless you are in the corridor running between Halifax/Dartmouth and Montreal. The Middleton … Continue reading →

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Deportation Cross

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Katherine

Deportation Cross About 3.2 kilometers from the Grand-Pré National Historic Site’s Visitor Centre, the Deportation Cross at Horton Landing stands as a moving tribute to the forced deportation of 2000 Acadians from Grand-Pré in 1755. Designed by René-Arthur Fréchet, the … Continue reading →

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