By Tom Peters One of my fondest memories goes back to an October many years ago. I was in Cape Breton on assignment and had to pass through Ingonish Beach. I pulled off the road into a small parking area near where the Clyburn Brook runs under the highway. The...
By Andy Walker Brackley Beach — There is one thing Peter Jansons and his staff at The Dunes Studio Gallery & Cafe are used to hearing: "With first-time visitors, 'unique' is a word we get a lot," he says. "Another reaction is 'this place is a lot bigger than it...
By Andrew Macdonald Summertime And The Beaches Are Fun - But There are 23 lifeguarded beaches in Nova Scotia stretching from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, and these supervised beaches employ 80 university students as lifeguards, earning above the minimum wage. Since 1973,...
By Alison Strachan Lunenburg women have perhaps been the most important 'behind the scenes' asset to the town's history. During the roaring days of the fishery, women were the ones who remained on land, singlehandedly managing households and providing valuable...
Edith Morash's Lunenburg's Blueberry Buckle, p. 234 Dutch Oven Cookbook By Alison Strachan Because the recipe for this dessert may not be an easy read on a tablet or phone, we are providing a simplified version sans the endearing illustration in the Dutch Oven Cook...
By Andrew Macdonald A Maritime Photo Moment: Jon Dimick’s Artwork Includes 1902 Photograph Of The World’s First-Ever Seven-Masted Schooner Last weekend readers of my Maritime Photo Moment were treated to a rarity: a five-masted schooner in Antigonish Harbour in 1927....
By Andrew Macdonald Chester's Jon Dimick is not the only one to possess a rare 1902 photograph of the first ever built seven-masted schooner - down in Lunenburg, my Notebook contributor, Alison Strachan also has another picture of this vessel, the Thomas W. Lawson...
By Tom Peters Fox Harb’r Resort, near the Nova Scotia village of Wallace, turned 20 this year. I recall first stepping onto the property during construction. I had to announce myself through an intercom at the entry gate before I could proceed down Amazing Grace...
By Andrew Macdonald This edition of The Macdonald Notebook has been made free of the subscription paywall, so have a glance at our Old Fashioned Journalism. We specialize in Old Fashioned News Scoops. With writers in Halifax — and we are the only Halifax media outlet...
By Andrew Macdonald Say It Ain’t So: Halifax Herald To Abandon The Casket Weekly Brand The Antigonish newsweekly The Casket brand will be no more. The Sarah Dennis- owned Herald is going to introduce a brand new news title to the Strait of Canso region, various well...
