Visit the birthplace and childhood home of Canadian artist and author Emily Carr. Guided tours of Carr House are offered from Tuesday to Sunday from June 1 to August 31 at 10 a.m., Noon, and 2 p.m.  Tours are 45 minutes in length and share the history of the 1863 home, the Carr Family, and […]

The Old School Cooperative Merchants invite all makers and lovers of heritage arts, crafts, and skills to share a yarn and a cup in honor of #HistoricPlacesDays at our Farmer’s Market of NS in the yard of the Barney’s River School Museum, a pre-Confederation one-room schoolhouse and Municipality of Pictou County Heritage building.

Summertime means reading on beaches, in hammocks, and at parks! Come find your next read of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and more from local authors at our Writer’s Market! Then walk a few more steps to see storytelling or character-focused artworks hung as part of our Summertime Storytelling Clothesline Art Sale! Come with a blanket and […]

Come enjoy the warm spring breeze as it blows between rows of artworks hung from clotheslines in Homer Watson House & Gallery’s spacious back yard. Local artists will have everything from small hanging sculptures to watercolour paintings clipped to the line. Grab a snack from the Café du Monde Crêperie food truck, and listen to […]

Vous êtes conviés au lieu historique national de la Bataille-de-la-Ristigouche pour la Journée familiale. L’édition de cette année s’annonce particulièrement festive puisque nous célébrons le 40e anniversaire du lieu historique. L’équipe a d’ailleurs préparé des activités spéciales pour l’occasion! Les moussaillons et leurs parents voyageront sur une mer de plaisir! Au menu : visite animée […]