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Information You Need at Your Finger Tips

Click on the lighthouse to check out what type of weather to expect while here.

Click on the Ferry to find out how to get here.

Click on the King George Inn to find places to stay in the Annapolis Valley

Click on the lobster to find places to eat in the valley.

Click on us if you have stories about the Annapolis Valley to share.

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Your Stories We would love to read them! Have your own page on my website! Here are some ideas:

What did you see here that was different from other places? Share with us how it was different! Better yet show us with pictures along with telling us.

What new thing did you try on your vacation? What was it and how did you like it? Should we try it? We'd love to see some pictures of you doing it!

Just move here? Tell us how you like it and how it is different from where you came from! Got any pictures to compare?

How many whales did you see on your Whale Watching adventure? Was there any other marine life around that day? Did you get any great shots of the whales?

What is your favourite festival in the Annapolis Valley? What are your favourite events held during that festival. Got any pictures of you taking part in the festival?

Have you lived here all your life and just can't bring yourself to leave, not even for work? Share with us why you find this area so great, what do you love about it!

You have read about my experiences here, I would like to read about yours! Please send them in. I only ask that you make the story long enough to make it interesting for everyone to read. Fill a page! Include pictures!

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For many years the large, slow moving rodent, porcupines were a protected species in Nova Scotia.

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Abundant in Nova Scotian coastal waters, Pollock is commonly retailed as Boston Bluefish.

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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.

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In 1838 an ice bridge formed across the Annapolis River enabling people to cross to and from Granville and Annapolis Royal, but it broke up on the returning tide leaving most people stranded on the wrong side.

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A native of Welsford in the Annapolis Valley, Alfred C. Fuller established a door-to-door sales empire which gained international success and still bears his name.

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In 1956 a bag of Roasted Peanuts would cost you .35 cents a pound; Mixed Nuts - .49 cents a pound; and Moirs' Fresh made Chocolates - .89 cents a box.

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Until 1803 the Annapolis Valley community of Lawrencetown was known as Dunn’s Mills.

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The very first Queen Annapolisa, Queen of the Apple Blossom Festival in 1933, was Mary Armour representing Middleton.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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Charles Fenerty, a lumberman's son from Sackville, Nova Scotia was the first to discover how to make paper from ground pulp.

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

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People in the Grand Banks fishery industry are away from home for days or weeks at a time and are referred to as "Bankers".

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April of 2003 saw the worst flooding on record in the Annapolis Valley. Heavy rains over a long period of time combined with spring thaw managed to knock out 47 bridges and 200 roads in Nova Scotia.

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Sam Langford originally from Weymouth Falls was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. He was known as the "Boston Bonecrusher," "Boston Terror" and, his most infamous nickname, the "Boston Tar Baby."

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In 1924 hotels and homes received their supply of ice from horse and wagon teams, brought in from the lakes.

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In the early 1800s the Gates family had a plant at Port George where they made their Doctor's Home Remedies

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Although it is now worn down by millions of years of erosion, the North Mountain once towered higher than the Rocky Mountains.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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In June 1927 businesses started closing on Wednesday afternoon. This was supposed to be just for the summer, but this tradition lasted for about thirty years.

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In the early 1800s the Gates family had a plant at Port George where they made their Doctor's Home Remedies, and a shipyard and wharf. During this time the village was called "Gate's Breakwater".

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In its first years the Annapolis Valley Exhibition was called the Riverside Guernsey Club Show and it was only a one day event.

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Sam Langford originally from Weymouth Falls was a Black Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. He was known as the "Boston Bonecrusher," "Boston Terror" and, his most infamous nickname, the "Boston Tar Baby."

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January of 1982 saw severe cold weather in the valley as the temperature dropped to 12 degrees below zero F.

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The heaviest claw on a lobster is called the "Crusher Claw" and the smaller claw is called the "Pincher claw".

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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.

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In 1921, Halifax resident Burkman was one of the first to walk the 3,600 miles to Vancouver by way of the railroad tracks.