Last Update
01-May-2008
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Captain
Douglas House Inn & Restaurant
Calvin
&
Carolyn Crowell. 8843 Highway 215, Maitland, NS, B0N 1T0
Municipal Heritage Property (c 1860). Former sea captain's home. 1-902-261-2289
Website: www.bbcanada.com/3254.htm/
Foley House
Inn
John & Joan Walker. 9639 Cedar
Street, Maitland, NS, B0N 1T0
Shipbuilder's home (c 1830) in picturesque heritage village. 1-902-261-2844 or 1-888-989-0882
Website: www3.ns.sympatico.ca/foley.house
Maitland
Millpond Camping
Kevin Burns. Cedar Street, Maitland, NS, B0N
1T0
Open & wooded campground. FT, washrooms, DS, laundry, wood,
ice, phone, water purifier.
Pool, horseshoes, walking trail & fishing.
1-902-261-2249
Website: www.millpondcampground.com
Wild Nature
Camping Ground
Gordon
& Mary Wild. RR 3, Shubenacadie, NS, B0N 2H0
Open & wooded campground. Washrooms, showers, DS, wood,
fireplaces. Playground,
horseshoes, small lake and dock.
1-902-758-1631
Scotia Pine Campground
Kim McCallum. RR 1, Brookfield, NS, B0N 1C0
Open & wooded campground. FT, washrooms, pay showers, DS,
payphone, ice, camping
supplies, propane. Pool.
1-902-893-3666 or 1-877-893-3666
Shore Haven
A fine house with over 1000 feet of ocean frontage. Rent by the week from May to October. Private. 1-888-807-6801. Website: www.seashorehouse.com
Shangri-La Cottages
Located on the picturesque Bay Of Fundy, the exact
location of the highest recorded tides as measured and
recorded in Guinness's Book Of Records. We offer you the
peace and tranquillity of country living with access to beach, walking
trails and an opportunity to walk on the ocean floor.
1-902-369-2050 or 1-866-977-3977. Website: www.shangri-lacottages.com
Burce Fulton's Bed and Breakfast
Only 30 minutes from the Halifax International Airport.
Just 50 minutes from the hustle and bustle of downtown Halifax, Nova
Scotia's Capital city. 12408 Highway 224. Middle Musquodoboit NS B0N
1X0 1-902-384-2301 or 1-866-977-3977. Website: www.bfultonsbandb.com
Baker's Chest Tearoom Bed & Breakfast
Located only 2 minutes from downtown Truro, the hub of Nova Scotia is a
delightful home where you will find plenty of hospitality, fun and good food.
Our Bed & Breakfast is open year round and we have a Canada Select 4.5 star rating. We are also a direct route from the airport. Website: www.bakerschest.ca
The Tidal Life Guest House
Feel the
history Experience the life! A traveler's paradise, situated on 13
acres of natural walking trails and wetlands. This 19th
century estate is the perfect gateway to the unfolding adventures that
lay in the heart of this historic village and beyond! 9568 Cedar
Street, Maitland, NS. 902-261-2583. Website: www.thetidallife.ca
Holiday Inn &
Convention Center
Centrally located in Truro Nova Scotia.
Truro is an ideal stopping
place for travellers heading for Cape Breton, New Burnswick, PEI,
Halifax,
Annapolis Valley, and the South Shore. Toll Free Reservations
1-800-466-4656.
Website: www.hojo-canada.com
The John
Stanfield Inn
Built in 1902, this late Victorian, Queen
Anne style home filled with
stunning woodwork, has been painstakingly restored to its original
condition while offering all the modern amenities. It has
been given a new life, as an eleven room inn and fine dining
establishment.
1-902-897-0827.
Baile Langan Log Cottages
Relax and let Baile
Langan's many pleasures tempt your senses. Inhale the clean scent of
fresh country air. Hear the lowing of the deer. See the tidal ebb and
flow of the Shubenacadie river. Taste fresh herbs plucked from your
cottage garden. 1-877-562-3304.
Website: www.bailelanganlogcottages.ca
The Udder Place
The
Udder Place Guest House Bed & Breakfast is nestled in dairy
country
and has an udderly fantastic view. Enjoy a relaxing stroll through
wooded trails and rolling green pastures. Watch the cows lazily grazing
on your way down the shaded lane that leads to the farm. Relax on our
deck that overlooks the meandering Beaver Brook. Have a
comfortable sleep in our air conditioned home and wake up to a down
home country breakfast. 1-866-244-0558.
Website: www.theudderplace.com
What To Do
Lawrence House Museum
8660 Highway 215, Maitland, NS, B0N 1T0
From his parlour window, William D. Lawrence would have watched his
bustling
shipbuilding yard on the shore of Cobequid Bay. The largest full -
rigged ship built in
Canada, The William D Lawrence, was built and launched here in 1874.
Exhibits provide
background on the Lawrence family and the shipbuilding heritage of the
area. An interesting
introduction to Nova Scotia's first Heritage District, Maitland.
1-902-861-2628
River View
Herbs
8907 Highway 215, Maitland, NS, B0N 1T0
Display gardens feature over 300 varieties of herbs, 11 greenhouse and
basil pesto processing
facility, garden centre, playground, gift shop.
1-902-261-2274
Scrimshaw
Kevin & Nancy Neil
P.O. Box 64, Maitland, NS, B0N 1T0
Scrimshaw is the process of scribing a design on antique ivory. We use
piano keys, salvaged
material and fossilized mastodon ivory. Each piece is engraved free -
hand, so no two are
identical. First begun on the whaling voyages of yesteryear: this craft
is being perpetuated by
Kevin who has been working in traditional motifs since 1985. We hope
you enjoy your
scrimshaw; a traditional folk art and a contemporary craft.
1-902-261-2531
East Hants
Historical Museum
Highway 215, Lower Selma, NS
In the former United Church. Original Presbyterian Church (c 1865) with
a unique interior of
decorative plaster painted by Lewis Baillie of Newport. Collection of
shipbuilding and
farming tools, personal mementos and genealogies, area photographs of
shipbuilding events
and scenes of days gone by and school photos.
Open June 24 - August 31 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Anthony
Provincial Park
Highway
215, Lower Selma, NS
An open picnic park at the edge of the Bay of Fundy. Exposed red sand
area at low tide
offers a great opportunity for walking and wading in the warm water.
Open May 19 - October 9
Burntcoat Head Park
Noel, NS
The official site of the World's highest tides. At Burntcoat Head Park,
visitors can explore a
reproduction of the original Burntcoat Lighthouse. Interpretive
displays highlight the history
and importance of Nova Scotia's lighthouses. The park also offers a
picnic area, trails down to
the rocky shore and look-offs that offer views of wave sculpted
sandstone formations and the
powerful Fundy tides.
Walton Lighthouse
Walton, NS
The Walton Lighthouse overlooks a rugged harbour that, until 1978, was
a busy loading point
for ocean - going gypsum and barite ships. Visitors can climb the three
- storey structure to
take in a panoramic view of the Minas Basin and surrounding shoreline.
There are also picnic
tables and a scenic coastal trail.
Mastodon
Ridge & Showcase
At exit 11 off Highway 102, Stewiacke, NS
Life size replica of 89,000 - year - old Mastodon, whose bones were
discovered in this area.
Museum features brief audio - visual presentation on Nova Scotia's
past, mini - theatre with
10 minute film highlighting the breathtaking scenery of the province,
indoor fossil discovery
area for children. 18 hole mini - golf.
1-902-639-2345
Shubenacadie Provincial Wildlife
Park
5 km south of Highway 102 at exit 11,
Shubenacadie, NS
A 50 - acre park set in natural woodlands. Many native animals
& birds, and a few exotic
species. Park animals are wild; children must be accompanied by adults.
Creighton Forest
Environment Centre provides static and interactive displays on wildlife
& their habitats, tree
growth and wetlands; photographic exhibits of the animals in winter.
Large picnic park and
playground.
1-902-758-2040 or 1-902-424-5937
South
Maitland Historical Association Caboose Museum
The Historical
Caboose Museum houses the History of South Maitland, which encompasses
the time of the Natives to present day, focusing upon such industries
as Shipbuilding, from
the latter 1800's to the turn of the century, and the Railway which
spanned close to 80 years,
from 1896 to 1979, when the line was closed down. In its heyday, South
Maitland was quite a bustling little community, with a population of
close to a thousand, which was made possible through the afore
mentioned industries, plus
mining of gypsum, (South Maitland was also known as Rockville years
ago), lumbering and
farming. You will find that a few surprising events have taken place
here, so come and see for yourself
when we open in May! Hours 11 am - 4 pm.
Studio Glass Gallery &
Shop
Featuring original
art glass, fused glass, stained glass, mosaics and sandcarved glass
designed by Sharon Laska. Commissions are welcome. We also offer a
selection of fine Canadian Crafts in metal, wood, fiber, clay, stone
and paper. (902) 261-2656. 8536 Hwy 215 Maitland NS B0N 1T0.
Farmland Outfitters
Family
owned and operated hunting & fishing business in the beautiful
Stewiacke Valley. Offering great hunting and fishing packages
at
affordable prices, taking a limited number of sportsmen each year to
assure you a great personal service. 902-673-2443 Fax:
902-673-3301 Email: farmlandoutfitters@ns.sympactico.ca
Website: www.farmlandoutfitters.com
Novacadie Tours
Enjoy the full services of
courteous professional bilingual
guides. Our pleasure is to offer many ways to appreciate the
geography & people of Atlantic Canada’s caring glance
at the
Native and French Heritage brings it all together. Carefully
designed tours or customized programs just for you. We are
bound
for some exquisite time in the Maritimes!
Phone: 902-678-7560 Website: www.novacadie.ca
Inklings In Wood Shop
Artistic wood turner, Ben McLellan
is located on the picturesque
Glooscap Trail, in the village of Maitland, NS. Inklings in Wood Shop
and studio is open to the public to see the process of woodturning from
conception to finish. The adjacent gallery presents an opportunity to
browse the finished pieces. Ben's unique woodturnings range from
utilitarian bowls and various hollow forms. Only hardwoods native to
Nova Scotia such as maple, birch, ash, beech, oak, elm and locust, as
well as cherry, plum, apple and pear are used. Website: www.inklingsinwood.com
ArtGallery 215
Showcasing
all artistic Mediums: Jewelry, Fiber Art, Iron Work, Scrimshaw,
Photography, Woodturning, Rug Hooking/Design, Stone, Glass, Sculpture,
Paintings - oils, acrylics, watercolours, pastels. Website: www.artgallery215.com
Boulderwood Stables
Boulderwood
Stables. Website: www.boulderwood.com
Maitland Heritage Conservation District
Nova
Scotia's first Heritage Conservation District, in an effort to protect
and promote the unique history & culture of the area. Website: www.maitlandns.com
Central Nova Scotia
Central Nova Website: www.centralnovascotia.com
Only River Runners offers you...
- Carefully
chosen guides who are well-acquainted with the
technical aspects of the diverse and ever-changing river conditions.
- A full day
or half day
exciting, high quality and educational trip.
- The ideal
location at the mouth of the
river, we start where the action
starts! Our trips are perfectly timed to witness the incredible
tidal range.
- Easiest
access to the river - gently sloping
boardwalk. No long stairs
or mud!
- Our
unique stern mounted consoles which gives our guides a navigating
advantage which allows them to choose the safest course possible.
- Top of the
line Zodiacs
with 60hp 4 stroke Mariner outboards.
- Highly
visible location in beautiful
historic Maitland.
- Our personal
guarantee. - "If, for any
reason, our guides or equipment
fail to provide a safe, quality trip, you our valued customer will ride
for free."
- Mouth-watering
steak barbecue included in our full day trip.
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