Category Archives: history

Across Canada – a moving experience

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Katherine

A bit of a mystery here, as I had a difficult time researching what I was looking at in this time-lapse video shot across Ontario Highway 11 from an interpretive trail. Google maps thinks this area is Hardrock Mines or … Continue reading →

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Keith Hall

Posted on August 13, 2019 by Katherine

In September 1863, Alexander Keith laid the cornerstone for Keith Hall, his new three-storey home on Hollis Street, just behind his brewery. Keith Hall – Halifax On 17 January 1985 Keith Hall was recognized as a Historic Place under the … Continue reading →

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Margaretsville Lighthouse – light on, light off

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Katherine

Margaretsville Lighthouse The light is on, and then the light is off – in a pattern that is unique in this area to help mariners identify the lighthouses they see. Margaretsville Lighthouse

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Alberni Pacific 8427

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Katherine

Alberni Pacific 8427, a 1954 1600 HP Alco RS-3 120 ton  locomotive

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HMCS Sackville National Historic Site of Canada

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Katherine

HMCS Sackville (K181) – Canada’s oldest warship HMCS Sackville is the last of Canada’s 123 Flower-class corvettes, one of many convoy escort vessels built in Canada and the United Kingdom during World War II. In 1988, Sackville was designated a … Continue reading →

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Lahave

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Katherine

Just some old trucks and an old car on Highway 331 heading to Lahave Islands. I stopped and looked – of course I did.

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Maritime Museum of the Atlantic – ships figure heads

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Katherine

Figureheads at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

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Halifax – Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Katherine

One of the intricate ship models at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic

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Martins River train bridge

Posted on July 18, 2019 by Katherine

The old railway bridge about 150 meters off the Lighthouse Route allows users of the Dynamite Trail to cross over the Martins River and Shingle Mill Road. The Dynamite Trail is a 10km section of a former rail corridor running … Continue reading →

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The barns of Nova Scotia

Posted on June 23, 2019 by Katherine

A snowy winter day at one of the barns of Nova Scotia – Annapolis Valley

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