Atlantic Canada
The best 3 national historic sites I have visited in Atlantic Canada. These are amazing places with amazing history of the people and they are still making history by providing learning opportunity and conservation of the land.
Places
Private: Beaubears Island
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Discover a place where fortunes were made, and lives were lost
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Nova Scotia
Come paddle, hike, camp, and connect with nature and Mi’kmaw culture at this site.
Private: Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site
Louisbourg
Step through Louisbourg’s fortress walls and time-warp back to the 1700s.
Road Map
Miramichi, New Brunswick to Louisbourg
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50 Great Saves: The Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
Duncan, British Columbia to McAdam, New Brunswick 10 places
In 1990, the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act came into effect after years of lobbying with the help of the National Trust for Canada. The act has granted over 150 railway stations federal legal protection across the country including the Duncan train station in Duncan, BC and the McAdam Railway Station in McAdam, New Brunswick.
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Atlantic Canada’s Hidden Histories
Shelburne, Nova Scotia to Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia 35 places
geocaches that demonstrate the rich, diverse histories of Atlantic Canada.
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Afro-Nova Scotia
Halifax, Nova Scotia to Middle Sackville, Nova Scotia 9 places
The geography of Black urban Halifax and Windsor encompassing the waves of Black migration
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The Hidden Black Cityscape
Saint Marys Parish to New Brunswick 15 places
Explore Fredericton’s early Black history. Often missing from the modern cityscape.
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