Fish and Fishers in Atlantic Canada

by Emma Lang  | Archaeological Sites, Cultural Landscape, Historic Building, Historic District / Neighbourhood, House Museum/Homestead, Industrial, Monument / Landmark, Museum/Gallery, Park/Landscape

Atlantic Canada would not exist as it does without the fishery. These places are some of the many that tell the history of the fishery across the region.

Places

Canso Islands National Historic Site

Canso, Nova Scotia

Fish Point Monument

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Ryan Premises National Historic Site

Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador

Battle Harbour National Historic District

Newfoundland and Labrador

Fishermen’s Museum

Port de Grave, Newfoundland and Labrador

French Shore Interpretation Centre

Conche, Newfoundland and Labrador

Dembo Sickles and Planter Era Slavery

Montague, Prince Edward Island

Colony of Avalon

Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cupids Cove Plantation

Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador

Cupids Legacy Centre

Cupids, Newfoundland and Labrador

Quaker House

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Red Bay National Historic Site

Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Basin Head Fisheries Museum

Souris, Prince Edward Island

Memory Lane Heritage Village

Lake Charlotte, Nova Scotia

Torbay History House & Museum

Torbay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Shelburne County Museum

Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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Canso, Nova Scotia to Shelburne, Nova Scotia

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