Planning A Trip To
The Annapolis Valley

So you have looked at your options and have decided on planning a trip to the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.


A very calm day on the Annapolis River. Picture was taken from the Annapolis Causeway at the boat launch looking toward Granville Ferry.



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The summer and autumn of 1815 saw an invasion of mice such has never been seen before in the history of the province or country. They caused much destruction before it was brought under control, including enough damage to crops to threaten a famine throughout the valley.

In 1993 one hundred and twenty-five buildings were designated as heritage properties in Annapolis Royal, which is believed to be the most for any one town.

In 1838 the Western Stage coach Company was formed to operate four-horse drawn coaches from Halifax to Annapolis Royal three times a week during the summer and two or three times a week during the winter.

Having volunteered her services to enforce curfews and patrol the wharves in Annapolis Royal, Rose Fortune, a black loyalist is believed to have been the first police woman in Canada.

In 1959 an unnamed hurricane swept across Nova Scotia killing 33 people, mostly lobster fishermen. Hurricane gales reaching 120 km per hour were reported causing considerable property damage.

A popular Maritime saying is "Red sky at night - sailors delight; but red sky in morning - sailors take warning."

In sailor's terms if you are "feeding the gulls" then you are being seasick.

Nova Scotia was the first province to issue coinage, the halfpennies in 1823.

According to Nova Scotian folk medicine, you should place salt fish on the patient’s feet to combat a fever.

Taking its name from the mill built on its banks by loyalist Henry Magee, the Mill Brook dissects the Main Street in Kentville.

You could buy boneless cod for .20 cents a pound or squirrel peanut butter at .35 cents a pound at the North End Grocery, Annapolis Royal in 1921.

Tom Forestall, a native of Middleton is one of Canada’s best-known artists. In 1960 he received his first major commission – a painting to be presented to Princess Margaret as a wedding gift from the Province of New Brunswick.

In June of 1797 many buildings in Bridgetown and Granville Ferry were destroyed by a severe thunder storm.

In a three-masted vessel, the mizzen mast is the mast closest to the stern.

A late snow in the spring is said to be "poor man's fertilizer".

The last convicted criminal that was hanged in Nova Scotia happened in 1933.

Boot Island is the name of the small island located near the mouth of the Gaspereau River.

In 1969 the CFB Cornwallis Fire Department won the Grand Award for Fire Prevention in the Canadian Military Division over 80 other departments from Canada and the United States.

The original name of the Dominion Atlantic Railway was the Windsor to Annapolis Railway.

Buck McNair, a World War II fighter ace was born in Springfield, Annapolis County.

In 1780 an ice bridge across the river resisted the action of the tide, so that persons could cross and re-cross the river to and from Granville to Annapolis Royal for three days.

The first regular ferry crossing between the important seaport of Saint John and Nova Scotia's fertile Annapolis Valley was by the "Sally" in 1784.

Petroglyphs are simple drawings on stone left by early Mi’Kmaq

Not native to Nova Scotia, pheasants were introduced into the province from England.

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According to Mi’kmaq tradition, syrup made from the bark of a black cherry tree will relieve coughs brought on by colds.

In 1840 there were sixteen stores in Granville Ferry and shipbuilding was the main industry.

In the mid 1960’s, the NHL team the Montreal Canadians held their training camp in Kentville.

Born in Kentville, Gladys Porter was both the first female mayor in Eastern Canada in the 1940's and the first female to be elected to the Nova Scotia Legislature.

Our average of thunder & lightening is about 10 days per year, which is down from any other Canadian province.

A "Sou-wester" is a fisherman's oilskin cap that has a brood brim and it slops down at the back. They are usually yellow.

"Fly-beer" is a drink made from brewing potatoes and hops.

Nova Scotia donated six bald eagles to the United States in 1984 to help protect their national image.