Nova Scotia Photos

Water Wheel Sherbrooke Musuem Nova Scotia

The historic wooden water wheel working for the visitors that come to the Sherbrooke Village Museum in Nova Scotia, Canada.

An old wooden building that was once home to the McDonald Bros Sawmill in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia still has an old wooden water wheel in workable condition that was used for powering the sawmill. Considered as the largest Nova Scotia museum, this ...

St Marys River Sunset Sherbrooke Nova Scotia

The St Mary's River in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia is like a sheet of glass with the light from the sunset reflecting off the surface.

Camping along the river bank at the St Mary's Riverside Campground in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, the scenery is stunning during the sunset hours. A peaceful way to spend an evening while watching the sun disappear behind the clouds leaving its glow ...

Grape Vine Nova Scotia Vineyard

Each grape ripens as they grow in their bunch hanging from a vine at the Domaine de Grand Pre vineyard in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Along the vineyard paths at the Domaine de Grand Pre in Nova Scotia, Canada you can see how each grape slowly ripens, which is the most important step in the process of wine making. Each vine where a bunch of grapes grows are watched over closely ...

Herbin Cross Grand Pre National Historic Site

The Herbin Cross stands on the grounds at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada marking the location of the church cemetery.

The land of the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada brings out the enthusiasm of artists, poets, architects and writers. John Frederic Herbin was a poet, historian, jeweller and son of an Acadian woman who purchased this land ...

Neils Harbour Cape Breton Nova Scotia

The small fishing town of Neils Harbour along the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Neils Harbour in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is a small fishing town nestled away on the point, highlighted by the Neils Harbour Lighthouse and the beautiful coastline. Boats are always tied up in the harbour as they are used daily by the fishermen ...

Sunset St Marys River Sherbrooke Nova Scotia

Stunning reflections at sunset on the St Marys River in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia as seen from the St Marys Riverside Campground.

While camping at the St Mary's Riverside Campground in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, a sunset creates a mirror image of the clouds over the surface of the St Mary's River. The clouds look just as billowy on the water as the do throughout the sky with ...

Long Finned Pilot Whales Picture

Once the small black dorsal fins of the Long Finned Pilot Whales are seen aboard a whale watching excursion in the Gulf of St Lawrence in Nova Scotia, tourists begin taking pictures.

Between the waves of the Gulf of St Lawrence in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, black dorsal fins are spotted by passengers aboard a whale watching tour. Each picture that is taken is confirmation that this tour boat has come across a pod of Long Finne ...

Cheticamp Harbour Cabot Trail Nova Scotia

In the town of Cheticamp, fishing boats line the harbour that looks out over the Gulf of St. Lawrence along the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Cheticamp in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is a fishing town of approximately 4,000 residents which is situated along the Cabot Trail. Well kept fishing boats dock in the harbour of Cheticamp which was once the the main source of livelihood for the pe ...

Cape Breton Coastline Nova Scotia

From a lookout point, you can view the coastline of Broad Cove and Red Head in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Standing above Broad Cove and Red Head in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada you can see for miles as the water forms the shape of the scenic coastline. Lush greenery grows atop the cliffs as a thin beach wraps its way aro ...

Louisbourg Costumes Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Men dressed in costumes at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia before the cannon firing.

The Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is a tourist attraction that brings to light the days of old where hired interpreters dress in costumes to act out their roles. This man is dressed as a Commanding Officer and will take his p ...

Cape Breton Long Finned Pilot Whales

In the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, we ventured out on a whale watching excursion to find the Long-Finned Pilot Whales.

We booked a whale watching trip from Pleasant Bay in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, where we headed out into the Gulf of St Lawrence and encountered Long-Finned Pilot Whales. Although called whales, they are actually members of the dolphin family. The ...

Lace Making Picture

This picture shows a woman making lace at the De Gannes House (Military Captain) at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Making lace is a craft that is very tedious and takes a lot of patience as this woman demonstrates in this picture taken at the De Gannes House (Military Captain) at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Each one of the lace mak ...

Art Store Cape Breton Nova Scotia

In the town of Pleasant Bay in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia you can buy some unique gifts at the Timmon's Folk Art Store.

An old shed creatively decorated with art work in the town of Pleasant Bay in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Outside the Timmon's Folk Art Store you will find an assortment of handcrafted gifts but once you step through the doors, shelves are lined wi ...

Grand Pre National Historic Site Statue Nova Scotia

A statue of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, an American poet at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a famous American poet who wrote many great pieces and a statue stands at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. People admired Longfellow and on his 70th birthday, the United States made that ...

Louisbourg Joseph Dugas House Nova Scotia

Behind the fence at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, lays the remains of the house that Joseph Dugas resided in.

As you tour through the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia you will pass by this empty lot that displays the remains of the house of Joseph Dugas that was built in 1723. Joseph Dugas was an Acadien carpenter and coastal trader and ...

Mountain View Cape Breton Nova Scotia

The view from atop Kellys Mountain that overlooks St. Ann's Harbour and Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada.

On a clear, summer day with only thin wisps of clouds floating by, the view is beautiful from St Ann's Lookoff on Kelly's Mountain in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in Canada. Green fields and hillsides adorn the landscape in the foreground and across ...

Louisbourg Dancers Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Costumed dancers outside the Innkeepers Home in the Quay at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Tourists look on while people in periodic costumes listen to the music and dance at the Quay outside Grandchamps House at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. These dancers have practiced these traditional dances and perform da ...

MacIntosh Brook Falls Cape Breton Nova Scotia

The water cascades over the rocks creating the beauty of MacIntosh Brook Falls in Cape Breton National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Follow the Cabot Trail through a beautiful forest in Cape Breton National Park in Nova Scotia near Lone Shieling and you will arrive at the scenic MacIntosh Brook Falls. The trail follows alongside the MacIntosh Brook until reaching the falls whe ...

Military Parade Cape Breton Nova Scotia

Down the street of the Quay at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, a parade of the military band is seen before the cannon gun firing.

A military parade is a daily sighting at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia as the officer leads his band to the cannon gun firing. The officer has a bright blue uniform while the rest of the military that marches behind is dr ...

Commanding Officer Louisbourg Nova Scotia

Before the cannon firing at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia we were able to capture a picture of the Commanding Officer.

Many people that work at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia dress in the appropriate clothing that relates to the days of the 18th century. This interpreter is known as the Commanding Officer and must be present before the can ...

Louisbourg Light Cape Breton Nova Scotia

The white structure with the red lantern that adorns the entrance to the Louisbourg Harbour in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is known as the Louisbourg Light.

The Louisbourg Light that sits at the entrance to the Louisbourg Harbour in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia was the first lighthouse station erected throughout Canada. The light that is currently in place was constructed in 1923 and flashes white for a ...

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 ...

Church Cat Sleeping Picture

In the light of day, a cat enjoys sleeping on his pillow in front of the window at a memorial church at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia making a cute picture.

When visiting this memorial church at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada, keep your eyes open for this cat who spends some of his time sleeping on his pillow in front of the window. The church was built in the 1920's and the ...

Mill Falls Kejimkujik National Park Nova Scotia

Mill Falls in Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia is a vision of beauty as the water from the Mersey River flows over the rock ledges.

Surrounded by wilderness, the Mersey River travels for quite a distance through Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia before it makes it way over these rock ledges creating Mill Falls. As the water rapidly flows downstream over the boulders, sm ...

Stained Glass Window Historic Site Nova Scotia

The light enhances this stained glass window at the Memorial Church at the Grand Pre National Historic Site along the Minas Basin in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Beautiful shades of a variety of colours decorate the stained glass window at the Memorial Church at the Grand Pre National Historic Site in Nova Scotia, Canada. As the sun glistens through the window, it illuminates the pictures and designs that ...

Margaretsville Lighthouse Nova Scotia Canada

The Margaretsville Lighthouse sits atop a rock cliff in the town of Margaretsville, Nova Scotia in Canada as a fog bank closes in.

The Margaretsville Lighthouse stands twenty-two feet high and is painted white except for the black band around the center of the building and the black rooftop. On the rock cliff in the town of Margaretsville, Nova Scotia in Canada, the lighthou ...

Cape Breton Mary Ann Falls Nova Scotia

A beautiful sight is the Mary Ann Falls in Cape Breton Highlands National Park in Nova Scotia where a massive amount of water flows over the rock cliffs.

Mary Ann Falls in Cape Breton Highlands Park in Nova Scotia, Canada is a very popular destination for tourists as the beauty of the falls thundering over the twenty foot drop is breathtaking. Platforms surround the falls for viewing purposes or s ...

Hotel De La Marine Restaurant Sign Nova Scotia

A sign hangs from the stone building advertising the Hotel de la Marine Restaurant at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Nova Scotia, Canada.

If you are looking for a unique dining experience, follow the sign into the restaurant at the Hotel de la Marine at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. You will be served by waiters dressed in authentic period costumes and all ...

Nova Scotia Port George Lighthouse

The Port George Lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada is located along the side of the main town road as the fog bank blankets the Port George Harbour in the Bay of Fundy.

When you drive along the road to the town of Port George, Nova Scotia, the lighthouse sits next to the road overlooking the Port George Harbour which is blanketed by fog on this particular morning. Down the road sits a farmhouse and directly acro ...

Mersey River Footbridge Nova Scotia Canada

The wooden footbridge that crosses the Mersey River in Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada makes for easy access to go from one side of the river to the other.

A footbridge made of wood crosses over the calm waters of the Mersey River in Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada as the trees along the shore, the clouds and the blue sky reflects in the water. When you stand in the center of the foo ...

Cape Breton Nova Scotia Tourist Attraction

An interesting tourist attraction in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia is the Fortress of Louisbourg.

A tourist attraction that people of all ages love is the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. In the Quay you can explore the different buildings where you will step back in time and relive the colonial days of the 18th century.The ...

Blacksmith Demonstration Louisbourg Fortress Nova Scotia

A demonstration of the work done by a blacksmith in the forge at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Heating up a pipe to mold and bend is part of the demonstration that a Blacksmith shows to visitors that come to the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Some of the tools a Blacksmith needs hang on the nails on either side of the ...

River Canoes Kejimkujik National Park Nova Scotia

Canoes lay on the sandy shore of the Mersey River in Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada waiting for tourists to rent.

To rent one of these canoes and travel along the Mersey River in Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia, Canada is one of the most scenic ways to see the natural beauty of the area. The lush green wilderness expands across both sides of the Mers ...

Cape D Or Coastline Nova Scotia

The Cape d'Or coastline along the Fundy Shore Ecotour in Nova Scotia, Canada is beautiful any time of day but during sunset hours the scenery is stunning.

With smaller rocks along the coastline at low tide near Cape d'Or in Nova Scotia, Canada, the rock cliffs begins to rise where you can look over the horizon for miles around. The sun gives off a yellow beam that crosses the water reaching the coa ...

Louisbourg Punishment Cape Breton Nova Scotia

At the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the punishment of a fisherman is being re-enacted for visitors.

In the years around 1744, punishment was dealt with in a very different way than it is in today's world and people would have to pay for the simplest crimes. At the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, this fisherman was convicted ...

Tidal Bore Birds Nova Scotia

Hundreds of birds soar around the tidal bore on the Salmon River in Truro along the Glooscap Trail in Cobequid Bay in Nova Scotia, Canada.

A tidal bore on the Salmon River in Truro, Nova Scotia in Canada brings out hundreds of birds where they can catch their daily food. As the waves created by the funneling of a flood tide entering Cobequid Bay in Nova Scotia, the birds are happy a ...

Minas Basin View Nova Scotia Canada

Binoculars are provided at the view point along the Glooscap Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada to enjoy the scenery of the Minas Basin.

The view of the Minas Basin in the town of Walton, Nova Scotia is amazing from this lookout point where binoculars are provided. A woman spends some time exploring the area of the Minas Basin and the fascinating landscape that makes up the southe ...

Minas Basin Scenery Nova Scotia

A tourist looks across the Minas Basin in Walton, Nova Scotia through binoculars at the stunning scenery from a viewpoint along the Glooscap Trail.

At a viewpoint along the Gooscap Trail in Nova Scotia, Canada a woman gets a closer look at the intriguing scenery of the Minas Basin. As the lush green grass grows in the foreground, the southern section of the Bay of Fundy known as the Minas Ba ...

Marine Atlantic Ferry Bow Nova Scotia

The bow of the Marine Atlantic Ferry as the boat leaves the port of North Sydney, Nova Scotia on route to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland.

Standing on the upper deck of the Marine Atlantic Ferry, the MV Caribou, passengers can look out over the bow and enjoy the scenery as the ferry leaves North Sydney, Nova Scotia. The scenery on the crossing to Port aux Basques, Newfoundland is be ...

Cannon Gun Picture Cape Breton Nova Scotia

On the grounds of the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, a cannon gun protects the exterior of the King's Bastion.

Perched on the wooden deck outside the King's Bastion at the Fortress of Louisbourg in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the cannon gun sits guarding the building. See what a real cannon gun looks like, take your picture beside this historic gun and see ...