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St. John's Anglican was the oldest, or maybe the second oldest, Protestant church in Canada. It was a really beautiful old building, with enormous stained glass windows, and tall bell towers. On...
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The Lunenburg waterfront is dotted with bright red and blue buildings, each colour representing one of the different, rivaling fishing companies that dominated the town's economy back when a...
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I thoroughly dislike golfing, probably because I'm so bad at it and have little patience for hitting small things, but the Lunenburg Golf Course (actually known as the Bluenose Golf Course) is a very pretty stretch of green grass and supposedly a nice place to play golf. The course overlooks...
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The Lunenburg Academy is an amazing building and if you are in town, you need to go visit. In fact, you won't really be able to avoid this building as it stands on top of a hill and overlooks most...
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The craft festival in Lunenburg used to be held just before Mothers' Day in May, a wise marketing tool that allowed all the kids to pick up some sort of knitted, painted, cooked or otherwise...
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I usually missed the Folk Harbour Festival that takes place every August in Lunenburg being either too busy sailing or out of town. However, I've been a couple of times to a few of the events, and many people enjoy the Festival so much that they trek out to Lunenburg every year, filling up the...
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The Lunenburg Yacht Club (LYC) is out of Lunenburg town about halfway between Lunenburg and Mahone Bay. Its a small Yacht Club with mostly family boats and small pleasure crafts and a pretty...
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Bachman's Beach near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is probably the most kid and family friendly of the three I've described. Its not as rugged or as far out of town as Hirtle's, and you can actually swim in the water, unlike Masons. This beach is found just outside of Lunenburg at Second Peninsula....
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Hirtle's Beach is a really spectacular spot and a favourite of locals from Lunenburg, Kingsburg and the surrounding areas. Its not right in Lunenburg though, so if you want to go out to this beach you'll need a car as there is no real public transport to speak of in the town.
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Mason's Beach is fairly unspectacular as far as scenery goes on the South Shore of Nova Scotia. However, a walk around the point of the Lunenburg Golf Course onto Mason's beach is a nice, refreshing and original way to get a feel for the town of Lunenburg. Mason's beach is located behind the...
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The Bicycle Barn is attached to the Blue Rocks Road Bed and Breakfast and offers great bicycle information, rentals and servicing. For locals, the Bike Barn is THE place to get your bike, and for...
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One of the big things that people come to Lunenburg to do is go out to sea on a whale watching or fishing tour. There are numerous different companies that run out of the Lunenburg harbour, and...
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The Picton Castle is one of the few operational tall ships left in the world and its based out of Lunenburg. If you happen to be passing through town while its in port, its a beautiful ship to...
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I used to walk by the Knot Pub every day on my way to school, but the first time I actually went in was only a few years ago for a celebratory dinner upon graduation. This local favourite is...
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When a friend's parents came to town and wanted to know where to eat, I took them to Magnolia's Grill. Though I was only about 14 at the time, I knew the place had a good reputation and had heard...
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When Large Marge's Diner moved into a closed down gift shop on the main street in downtown Lunenburg, I remember being really excited about the name. I don't actually know if there is a "Large...
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