Historic Pictures

Historic Window Barbour Living Heritage Village Newfoundland

A window at the Alphaeus Barbour House at the Barbour Living Heritage Village in Newtown, Newfoundland looks across to another historic building.

In the sitting room of the Alphaeus Barbour House at the Barbour Living Heritage Village in Newfoundland, the window is opened to the outside world. This historic village lets visitors explore the lives of the Barbour family that spent their days ...

Drug Store Medicines

Shelves full of a variety of medicines on display at a drug store at the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Back in the 1880's, this is what the shelves of a drug store looked like with small and large bottles of medicines in hope of curing any people that came down with illnesses. When you wander through the Sherbrook Village Museum in the town of She ...

Old Fishing Boat Battle Harbour Southern Labrador

An old fishing boat was placed on the shores at Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada which has remained here for many years.

For many years this old fishing boat has decorated the shores of Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada and has become a very interesting exhibit for tourists to view. The paint on this fishing boat has faded and peeled over the years making ...

Battle Harbour General Store Southern Labrador

The lights from the general store at Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador glow as a stack of logs stand in a teepee style surrounded by the fog.

When visiting Battle Harbour at the entrance to the St. Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador, you will find unique accommodations, a world of history as well as a General Store that carries some necessities needed while on the island. A stack of wood ...

Wooden Wheels Fort Calgary Historic Park Alberta

Old wooden wheels rest on the property of the Fort Calgary Historic Park in Calgary, Alberta in Canada.

Around the Fort Calgary Historic Park in the downtown core of Calgary, Alberta there are many old fashioned pieces of equipment that tourists love to see. These wooden wheels belonged to a very viable part of the transportation system in the olde ...

Green Gables Property Prince Edward Island

The property that surrounds the House of Green Gables in Prince Edward Island, Canada is manicured to perfection with blossoming flowers in the garden.

In the garden outside the House of Green Gables in Prince Edward Island, an array of flowers blossom and adorn the front property. As tourists wander around the property at this National Historic Site, they will see how Lucy Maud Montgomery was i ...

Battle Harbour Village Southern Labrador

The historic village of Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada comes in to view as the ferry makes its crossing and the fog slowly lifts.

As the ferry arrives near the dock at Battle Island at the entrance to the St Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador, the historic buildings, boats and docks make up the village of Battle Harbour. In the early morning hours, the fog can sock the villag ...

Battle Harbour Ferry Southern Labrador

The ferry pulls away from the wharf in Battle Harbour at the entrance to St. Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador in Canada.

The fog begins to sock in the entrance to the St. Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador, Canada as the ferry departs the wharf at Battle Harbour to take passengers back to the mainland. A life preserver chained to a pole sits along side the wharf of t ...

Fishing Shacks Battle Harbour Labrador

Old fishing shacks sit along the waterfront of Battle Harbour at the entrance to St. Lewis Inlet in Southern Labrador, Canada.

As a boat pulls into Battle Harbour at the entrance to the St. Lewis Inlet of Southern Labrador, the coastline is decorated with old fishing shacks. Battle Harbour was once a vibrant fishing community where a fishery was located in 1770 and over ...

Riel House Winnipeg Manitoba

At the Riel House in Winnipeg, Manitoba you can tour through this National Historic Site and meet the costumed people playing roles of the Riel family members.

The Riel House was home to Louis David Riel, the man who founded Manitoba and his family members still resided at this house up until 1969. In 1970, the Riel House was bought by Parks Canada and it was then restored to its original 1886 style so ...

Cottage Window Battle Harbour Labrador

Colors of flaking brown paint line a cottage window at Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, Canada where the history of this town is easily recognized.

Mirror images reflect in the cottage window that adorns a building in Battle Harbour along the Viking Trail in Southern Labrador, Canada. The paint has peeled from the frames of the cottage window as the true colors of history show amongst the st ...

Parry Sound Museum Ontario

Supplies that date back many years line the shelfs in a historic building at the Parry Sound Museum in Ontario, Canada.

One building at the Parry Sound Museum in Ontario, Canada is similar to a general store except that the items on display here date back many years. When tourists browse through this historic exhibit they begin to realize how simple life is today ...

Gardening Louisbourg Nova Scotia

Two costumed animators at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia mend the gardening fences to ensure that all is intact for their crops to grow.

At the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, Canada, you will find a community that works together to make this tourist attraction come to life during the summer months in Nova Scotia, Canada. Two men dressed in appropriate clothing for the time ...

Soldiers Fortress Of Louisbourg Nova Scotia

Soldiers dressed in full uniform stand guard at the entrance to the King's Bastion at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Two soldiers dressed in traditional costume stand at the entranceway to the King's Bastion at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. One soldier paces back and forth with his gun hoisted over his shoulder while the other soldier ...

Soldier Fortress Of Louisbourg Nova Scotia

A girl dressed in a soldier costume guards the gate to the entrance of the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

When you visit the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia you will step back in time and tour a French fortified town which is the largest reconstructed one dating back to the 18th century. People in costume like this soldier that gua ...

Battle Harbour Boardwalk Southern Labrador

The fog rolls in around Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador which makes the walk along the boardwalk seem eerie but mystical.

The view from the boardwalk in the historic fishing village of Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador becomes somewhat obscure when the fog slowly thickens and settles in the harbour. The ferry boat sits at the end of the dock in Battle Harbour wait ...

Wall Island Southern Labrador

Fishing stages and a couple of houses sit along the banks of Wall Island in Southern Labrador in Labrador, Canada.

Wall Island Tickle is a very small community on Wall Island in Southern Labrador where you will find a few homes that residents live in along with a couple of fishing stages that rest along the waterfront. The few people that live here spend thei ...

Castle Hill Placentia Bay Newfoundland Labrador

A play is performed at Castle Hill National Historic Site in the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.

Castle Hill National Historic Site on the Avalon Peninsula in Newfoundland Labrador is home to the remains of the French and English fortifications from earlier centuries. Here visitors can watch a play called "Faces of Fort Royal" put on by acto ...

Whaling Boat Red Bay Labrador

A tourist to the Red Bay National Historic Site of Canada in Labrador strolls through the Interpretation Centre and stops at an exhibit of an ancient whaling boat and wall mural.

The Red Bay National Historic Site of Canada has a fantastic Interpretation Centre where tourists can see what an old whaling boat looks like and read up on the information provided. An old whaling boat, known as a Chalupa, is what this tourist i ...

Historic Home Newfoundland

A beautiful historic home located in the town of Woody Point in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland Labrador in Canada.

A visit to the historic town of Woody Point in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland Labrador is a quaint place to stay along the beautiful waterfront where you will find many heritage buildings. A home like this has many years of history behi ...

Cape Charles Southern Labrador

Along the waterfront of Cape Charles in Southern Labrador, Canada you will find some old and new fishing stages and houses.

The remote community of Cape Charles in Southern Labrador, Canada is a small fishing village along the coastline with a total population of about ninety. Old fishing stages along the water's edge and houses that sit atop the green hillside are wh ...

Historic Battle Harbour Labrador

View over the historic village of Battle Harbour with the typical fog over the island.

Battle Harbour fishery was established in 1770, the cod fishery was discontinued in 1991. Since that time some of the old buildings are restored by the Battle Harbour Heritage Trust - now called Battle Harbour Heritage Properties.

Battle Harbour Ferry Labrador

The Battle Harbour Ferry known as the MV Iceberg Hunter sits at the wharf at Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador in Labrador, Canada.

The Battle Harbour Ferry is a coast guard approved vessel that takes passengers back and forth from the historic fishing village of Battle Harbour to Mary's Harbour in Southern Labrador in Labrador, Canada. The ferry leaves the wharf of Battle Ha ...

Green Gables House Prince Edward Island

The interior of the House of Green Gables in Cavendish in Prince Edward Island Provincial Park is a piece of history that everyone should visit.

When visiting this historic landmark known as the House of Green Gables in Prince Edward Island Provincial Park be sure to tour through the interior and see the antique stove and decor. This house has been kept immaculate and off the kitchen you ...

Battle Harbour Inn Southern Labrador

When visiting Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, accommodations at the Battle Harbour Inn are ideal for large or small groups.

Atop the hill at Battle Harbour in Southern Labrador, you will find accommodations that are extremely cozy and decorated with antique furniture. The Battle Harbour Inn has five rooms on the upper floor with a bathroom and on the lower floor you w ...

Fort Macleod History

The historic interior decoration at Fort Macleod in Alberta, Canada.

History, interior decoration, Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada, North America.

Historique Acadien New Brunswick

Going back in time at the Village Historique Acadien that shows life between 1780 and 1880, Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada, North America.

Normal day life displayed at the Village Historique Acadien shows what life was llike between 1780 and 1880, Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada, North America.