The French Basin Trail
A Great Short Walk

A welcoming bench along the French Basin Trail, Annapolis County Trails, NS

The French Basin Trail is 1.2 km long as it follows around the perimeter of the Ducks Unlimited pond. The trail is great for walking - hiking, snow shoeing and mountain biking.


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Isle Haute, an island in the Bay of Fundy has had hundreds of people search it for treasure supposedly buried there by infamous pirate, Ned Lowe.

Even though it is separated from the rest of the county by the Minas Basin, Parrsboro, at one time was part of Kings County.

In 1904 the Nova Scotia Sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis was built in Kentville.

Ernest Buckler, a famous Annapolis Valley author chronicled local life in such books as “The Mountain and the Valley” and “Oxbells and Fireflies”.

In 1929 Annapolis Royal experienced and earthquake strong enough to knock dishes off the walls.

In 1925 small steam boats carrying supplies from St. John, NB for the various grocery stores travelled up the Annapolis River on the full tide as far as Bridgetown.

In the summer we can't wait for a bowl of "Hodge Podge" which is made with all new vegetables from the garden.

Nova Scotia farmers considered the unlikely combination of molasses, oat meal and water a refreshing drink at haying time.

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