Category Archives: history

CCGS Tupper

Posted on October 3, 2021 by Katherine

CCGS Tupper was a Canadian Coast Guard ice-strengthened buoy tender that served from 1959 to 1998. The vessel spent her entire career on the East Coast of Canada. Following her Canadian service, Tupper was sold to private interests with the … Continue reading →

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Cavalier Building

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Katherine

Cavalier Building – Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

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Halifax Citadel

Posted on September 2, 2021 by Katherine

Halifax waterfront viewed from the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

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Halifax Citadel

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Katherine

Lines and curves – Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

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Halifax Citadel

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Katherine

Canons and gun carriages at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

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Halifax Citadel

Posted on August 29, 2021 by Katherine

Halifax waterfront viewed from the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site

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Old Trenton Mill

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Katherine

The ruins of the old Trenton Mill – lower Trent River

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A Fading History

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Katherine

A fading history at a Nova Scotia cemetery

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The way it was – E&N track condition

Posted on May 13, 2021 by Katherine

A CPR Heavy Lock, circa 1923 – 1960 I’m a train geek, a rail fan, and a person that grew up with the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway on Vancouver Island. Between 1905 and 1999, the … Continue reading →