![]() ![]() ![]() (Home of the famous Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail solo around the world in 1895 on the Spay a 37’ sloop.) Brier Island offers many trails to explore both easy and challenging for hikers on short or extended visits. An area truly unspoiled, off the beaten track and deeply steeped in maritime tradition. Rock hounds will be impressed with the many types of rock formations and can find quartz, agate jasper, amethyst and even zeolite. This area is rich in marine life (Whale Watching, Atlantic flyway for migrating birds and has a resident seal colony) The area has been long visited by naturalists who regularly spot rare and endangered plants. Brier Island is a unique destination situated off the end of ancient basalt formation (Digby Neck) jutting out into the world famous Bay of Fundy. The Tobeatic features numerous species of interest including the last native population of moose, black bear, southern flying squirrel, Blanding's turtle, Eastern ribbon snake, Bald Eagle, brook trout, Lady Slipper orchids, and various carnivorous and non-chlorophytic flowering plants. The wilderness area is available to the public for canoeing, birding, and other outdoor pursuits for the enjoyment of nature. Nine major rivers flow from the Tobeatic and over 120 lakes are found within the wilderness area. The Tobeatic is a large natural area that spans five counties and more than 104,000 hectares of central southwestern Nova Scotia. The largest protected wilderness area in Atlantic Canada. Tobeatic Wilderness & Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve.Home to the Miners' Museum, Marconi National Historic Site and museum, the legendary Savoy Theatre, a migratory bird sanctuary, and several parks and restaurants. Glace Bay - the second largest community in Cape Breton, 20 minutes from Sydney. ![]() Sydney - the largest community in Cape Breton, and heart of the Industrial Cape Breton region.East Coast base for the Canadian Navy and a major Atlantic port, home to several major universities, with plenty of opportunities for travelers to experience local history, culture, food and drink. Halifax - the provincial capital and largest city in Nova Scotia.Nova Scotia is a relatively compact and densely populated province (by Canadian standards), so unless you are traveling along the length of the province from the southwest tip ( Yarmouth) to the northeast ( Cape Breton Highlands National Park), distances are not excessive. "Nova Scotia" is Latin for "New Scotland", and Scottish settlers brought culture and traditions that continue to this day, albeit now mixed with the cultures of native Mi'kmaq and settlers from numerous other places. Nova Scotia was one of the original four provinces that became part of Canada in 1867, and as of 2011 had a population of 922,000 people, of whom 44% live in the capital city, Halifax. Nova Scotia consists of a very large peninsula (known as the "mainland"), connected to the province of New Brunswick by a narrow strip of land, and includes Cape Breton Island, which is now joined to the mainland by the Canso Causeway. Nova Scotia is one of the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. Presbyterian 27%, Roman Catholic 26%, Baptist 19%, Episcopal 14%, Methodist 10%, Lutheran 1.3%, and Congregationalist 0.65% ![]()
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