Atlantic Canada Legacy of the Sea Chapter 1
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3 How Travellers Get There Car Air YSJ, YHZ, YYT, YQY, YQM, YFC, YYG Rail – VIA Cruises Escorted motorcoach tours.
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 When to Go High season Summer Shoulder season May, June & September October – fall foliage
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 Getting Around Car Motorcoach Ferries Rail – limited Bus – Greyhound & Acadian
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 The Atlantic Provinces offer…. Hospitality History Culture Dramatic Scenery Seafood Camping, fishing & hunting
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 Important Places Maritime Provinces Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Newfoundland & Labrador
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Nova Scotia Bay of Fundy Highest tidal bore Cabot Trail Cape Breton Island National Parks Cape Breton Highlands
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 Nova Scotia – Historic Sites Fortress of Louisbourg Living museum Port Royal Fort Anne Grand Pre’ Alexander Graham Bell museum
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Nova Scotia Peggy’s Cove Post office Memorial Lunenburg UNESCO world Heritage site Fisheries museum
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 11 Halifax Pier 21 Halifax Citadel Maritime Museum of the Atlantic - maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca Province House Bluenose II Alexander Keith’s Casino
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 New Brunswick Bay of Fundy Hopewell Rocks Saint John Moosehead Reversing Falls Fredericton Beaverbrook Art Gallery Moncton Magnetic Hill
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 New Brunswick (cont.) Kings Landing 70 historic buildings Living museum Acadian Historical Village Portrays the lives of the Acadians between 1770 and St. Andrews Algonquin Hotel Fairmont
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Prince Edward Island Red soil, beaches, golf, potatoes Confederation Bridge
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 15 Prince Edward Island (cont.) Charlottetown Province House Birthplace of Canada Founders Hall Centre of the Arts Charlottetown Festival Cavendish Anne of Green Gables
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Newfoundland St John’s Water Street George Street Signal Hill National Historic Site Torbay Avalon Peninsula Whale watching
Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 Newfoundland (cont.) Iceberg Alley Gros Morne National Park L’Anse aux Meadows St Pierre & Miquelon French islands