The Dory Shop Museum in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada welcomes you inside to a fascinating first hand view of the art of crafting a traditional dory, and hear the take of these iconic small crafts. Fishing was revolutionized in the middle of last century with the discovery of lots of hooks on one line producing more fish, thus trawling was born and afterwards even more fish could be hauled by taking lots of little boats onto the schooner then carrying them out to the banks, and thus dory fishing was born. The Dory Shop Museum was built by John Williams in 1880, and along with other businesses helped produce thousands of dories during the years of the famous Grand Banks fishery from 1880 - 1971, come learn all about this wonderful history and see the craft.READ MORE

The Shelburne Museum Complex in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada offers museums by the sea, and is comprised of the Shelburne County Museum, the Dory Shop Museum, and the Ross-Thomson House and Store Museum. Group tours are available and you will learn about the the county's heritage, and the museum shop has some excellent souvenirs and gifts, also available on-line. Come for a fascinating visit, explore the 10 block historic waterfront, the Dory Shop, the Ross-Thomson House and Store Museum, the Shelburne County Museum, Tottie's quilts, rugs and crafts, Cox's historic shipyard and warehouse, the Guild Hall and Farmers Market and so much more. The Shelburne Museum Complex also offer 18th century re-enactments, so look out for those, and the historic waterfront serves as a great set for historic films. Come celebrate the heritage and special community events, take a walk back in time, it's an unforgettable experience.READ MORE

The Ross Memorial Museum in St Andrews, New Brunswick, is located in a historic Georgian mansion dating back to 1824, and today this memorial museum is furnished with elegant furniture and the decorative arts collection of Henry and Sarah Ross. Many objets d'art were collected on their travels and are now housed in The Ross Memorial Museum, together with works of 19th century cabinetmakers, oriental carpets and works of American and Canadian artists. This unique and interesting memorial museum has something of interest to offer all visitors and the interior is perfectly sized to slot into your sightseeing tours.READ MORE

The Port of Shelburne, Shelburne Marine Terminal is owned by the town of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada and operated by the Shelburne Port Authority. The Shelburne harbour is the third best natural harbour in the world with the Eastern Way channel leading to the entrance which is 800 metres wide with a minimum depth of 9 metres and anchorage for vessels in 13 metres of water, and is approximately 10 nautical miles long. There are two wharves and a marina for incoming vessels, and they can do dockside repairs for metal hulled vessels and wood and fibreglss vessels, as well as vessel haul out, storage and transport, they also offer marine diesel repair, crane rentals and crane services and so much more. The Port of Shelburne, Shelburne Marine Terminal takes care of all your marine requirements, and the Shelburne Harbour Yacht Club located just north of them for visiting yachts, mooring balls, boats at anchor and more.READ MORE

Admiral Digby Museum in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada is housed in a mid 1800s Georgian home, and visitors here will be treated to period rooms with furnishings and artifacts, archives relating to the maritime and pioneering history of Digby and Digby County, it's people and industries. See the marine room displays of ships models, navigational equipment and photographs, and the second floor displays vintage clothing in the costume room. The first floor has an 1870's organ, and Edison phonograph and melodean as well as an old grandfather clock, and the Loyalist rooms displays documents, ledgers, artifacts, and more. The Admiral Digby Museum also has a gift shop with souvenirs, gifts and collectibles, and museum tours are available, come for a fascinating visit into yesteryear.READ MORE

Le Comite du port de Caraquet inc. in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada is located in Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the harbour is partly sheltered to the north by Caraquet Island. The total length of the docking area is 260 metred with a west and east pierhead, and the depth alongside the docking area is 7.0 metres at low tide. Check allowable dimensions for boats and contact them for boats exceeding these limits on how to access the port. Le Comite du port de Caraquet inc. offers mooring, electricity, waste disposal, drinking water and ice, diesel and gasoline, has a boat lift and can do hydraulic, mechanical and welding services, plus have spare engine and electronic parts, it's all here.READ MORE

Creation Glace in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada has years of experience in ice carvings and are guaranteed to present you with a sensational display whether from one of their listed items or your own custom design. They assist with your ice selection and that includes ice bowls, sculptures, food presentation pieces and can even make full ice bars and more. Their ice made with the clinbell machine is crystal clear and the water melts into drip trays with spotlights creating and beautiful effect in the ice. Creation Glace are ideal with themes ranging from weddings to animals, fishes, sports, corporate logos, bottles, chillers and more, and they would be delighted to create a lasting impression in ice for you. They also offer ice carving classes which includes a group breakfast, tour of the ice shop, and ice carving tools presentation, creating your own carving and enjoying lunch and a group supper over a fantastic weekend. READ MORE

The Theatre Populaire d'Acadie in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada offers a fascinating insight and escape from the outside world, where patrons will be touched, amused or shocked by singular human stories and experience the community. Here the actors and the audience interact, come together in one place and enjoy the show. This theatre is a distorted mirror image of the world we live in and shows us how to view it in a contemporary fashion, how we deal with social media, newsletters, politicians speeches and more, and reveals aspects of human beings, exaggerating them and how to better reveal them through relationships with other. The Theatre Populaire d'Acadie welcomes you to the performing arts with difference, to another side of the human psyche, to a unique, fascinating and informative experience, a must see.READ MORE

Village Historique Acadien in Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada is a fascinating place to visit and living museum showing the daily lives of the Acadians from 1770 to 1949, and is renowned for it's authentic historical reconstruction. With more than 60 heritage buildings inhabited by heritage interpreters in period costume, they regale with stories and bring their occupation or custom to life before your eyes. Village Historique Acadien warmly welcomes you to a journey back in time with them, on a brief travel into history, it's a not to be missed experience you will savour for life.READ MORE

Cornish Pisky Pals in Coverack, on the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall are all individually handmade small Cornish Piskes and they also sell a wonderful range of Pisky products including cards, fridge magnets, notebooks, bags and mugs for souvenirs and gifts. The Pisky trails are a wonderful adventure for adults and children and consist of around 40 small named piskies being hidden at a venue, your journey along the trail is to find the numbered markers with a Cornish Pisky pal hiding nearby, and the first letter of each pisky's names can be put together next to it's number for a Cornish Pisky Pals phrase. Cornish Pisky Pals trails are fun, but also have and educational aspect, and the trails and treasure hunts are a popular activity for the whole family.READ MORE