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People in 19th-century-style dress walking down a gravel street lined with historic wooden buildings at Sherbrooke Village on a sunny summer day
Nova Scotia

Sherbrooke Village Guide: Is It…

October 2, 2026

Photo: Tourism Nova Scotia / Ian Selig On a map, Sherbrooke Village looks like the natural next step after Sheet...

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Shallow river rapids running over wide granite ledges in Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia, with forest on both banks and a bridge in the distance
Nova Scotia

Sheet Harbour Road Trip Guide:…

September 30, 2026

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Sheet Harbour is where the Eastern Shore stops being an...

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Aerial view of Taylor Head Provincial Park, with a narrow sandy beach separating turquoise Atlantic water from a dark inner cove, framed by spruce forest and offshore islands
Nova Scotia

Taylor Head Provincial Park Guide:…

September 29, 2026

Taylor Head Provincial Park, Spry Bay, Eastern Shore. Photo credit: Tourism Nova Scotia / Photographer: @daveyandsky Taylor Head is where...

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Nova Scotia

Musquodoboit Trailway Guide: Rail Trail,…

September 29, 2026

Aerial view of the Musquodoboit Trailway and wilderness trails on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore. Photo: Tourism Nova Scotia / Acorn...

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Red Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum sign in front of the restored red railway station and a vintage passenger car
Nova Scotia

Best Things to Do in…

September 27, 2026

The restored 1918 station at the Musquodoboit Harbour Railway Museum, right where the trailway begins.Photo: Stephanie Clay / Wikimedia Commons,...

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Sand-and-cobble shoreline at Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia, under a cloudy sky
Nova Scotia

Lawrencetown Beach Guide: Surf, Safety,…

September 26, 2026

Featured image: Paulo O / CC BY 2.0 If you're in Halifax and want to see open Atlantic coast without...

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