http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog Nova Scotia, Tourism, and Travel Issues Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:18:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 © kim.kinrade@ns.sympatico.ca () kim.kinrade@ns.sympatico.ca 1440 Vacation home at White Point Beach in Nova Scotia kim.kinrade@ns.sympatico.ca No no http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog 144 144 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/23/joe-drummond-winters-a-year-later/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/23/joe-drummond-winters-a-year-later/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:53:44 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=415 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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Exactly a year ago I wrote a blog on one of the most popular folk artists in Nova Scotia. Joe Winters, the “carving sailor” began his passion for art while still serving in the Canadian Navy. Since then he has been a ball of fire in the art world, a prolific creator that spends his [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/23/joe-drummond-winters-a-year-later/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/11/23/joe-drummond-winters-folk-artist/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/11/23/joe-drummond-winters-folk-artist/#comments Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:11:39 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=108 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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Just as sailors down through the centuries took up crafts to wile away the long hours at sea, Joe Winters, as a member of the Canadian Navy, discovered the importance of a creative hobby. It was during his ten years in the navy that Joe introduced himself to carving and painting. In 1996 Joe retired [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/11/23/joe-drummond-winters-folk-artist/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/27/nova-scotia-artist-roger-savage/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/27/nova-scotia-artist-roger-savage/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:59:33 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=87 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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Water Colors Born in Windsor, Ontario in 1941, and educated at Mount Allison University, Roger Savage has made Queens County, Nova Scotia his home since 1973. Early in his career he discovered the need to work outdoors and so has traveled extensively in search of his subject – the light and shadow of Nature. On [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/27/nova-scotia-artist-roger-savage/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/24/lockeport-nova-scotia/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/24/lockeport-nova-scotia/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:23:12 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=83 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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Just a half-hour south of White Point Beach resort and White Point Manor is the picturesque and historic town of Lockeport. With a population of around 750 all-year it doesn’t seen like a lively place. However, this town has one of the most beautiful settings in the province. There are five beaches in and around [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/24/lockeport-nova-scotia/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/23/kings-orange-rangers/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/23/kings-orange-rangers/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:49:24 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=80 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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Liverpool, Nova Scotia has a colorful re-enactment group called The King’s Orange Rangers Society. This was established in 1996 to re-create era from from December 1778 to August 1783 of Captain John Howard’s Company and encourage awareness of an interesting and largely forgotten aspect of community history. This they do by participating in local and [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/09/23/kings-orange-rangers/feed/ 1 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/28/the-royal-nova-scotia-international-tatoo/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/28/the-royal-nova-scotia-international-tatoo/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:38:51 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=48 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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“The Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo is one of the world’s premiere cultural and entertainment spectaculars with over 2000 first-class Canadian and international, military and civilian performers. Featuring pipes and drums, massed bands, historic re-enactments, dancers, acrobats, comedians, choirs, military displays and competitions, plus a host of innovative in a fast-paced 2 1/2 hour family [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/28/the-royal-nova-scotia-international-tatoo/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/27/buoy-man/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/27/buoy-man/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:28:31 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=46 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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In the early ’90′s Art Doty came up to Nova Scotia in his brand new RV to search for his roots. His mother emigrated from Port Mouton to Massachusetts at a young age and Doty grew up not knowing his Canadian family.Every year Art and his wife , Donna, would travel up to their 2 [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/27/buoy-man/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/23/armand-f-wigglesworth-cm-bem-cd/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/23/armand-f-wigglesworth-cm-bem-cd/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:04:59 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=42 Warning: arsort() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/sykesa/kimkinrade.com/wpblog/wp-content/plugins/wp-affiliate-pro.php(240) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code(1) : eval()'d code on line 762

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No one has written about the South Shore and, especially Queens’ County, more than Armand Wigglesworth, a freelance writer and the author of four books. His work includes Anecdotes of Queens County, NS, which is a four volume collection of some of his weekly Off The Cuff columns of charming anedocates and stories on everything [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/23/armand-f-wigglesworth-cm-bem-cd/feed/ 0