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/2009/02/07/the-silver-dart-flies-again/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2009/02/07/the-silver-dart-flies-again/#comments Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:41:13 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=802 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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When the average person is asked about the accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell he or she will probably lift up a cell phone. However in Canada he is known for his accomplishments with voice transmissin and providing the very first heavier-than-air air machine to ever fly in this country.  For over thirty years Bell spent [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2009/02/07/the-silver-dart-flies-again/feed/ 1 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/17/the-halifax-citadel/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/17/the-halifax-citadel/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:10:06 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=370 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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People love old forts. Even if you are anti-military the old forts bring out a feeling of timelessness that anyone can enjoy. The Citadel in Halifax is a great facility that has been used for everything from a real fort to a prisoner of war camp. Today it houses one of the best military museums [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/11/17/the-halifax-citadel/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/05/02/the-shubenacadie-canal/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/05/02/the-shubenacadie-canal/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 15:39:31 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=266 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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Around 200 years ago ships traveling into the Bay of Fundy around Cape Sable were under constant danger from changing tides and weather. Many merchants, military men and politicians marveled at how the natives went from Halifax harbour to the Bay of Funday by canoe and began studying the cource. For centuries, the Shubenacadie water [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/05/02/the-shubenacadie-canal/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/02/26/a-walk-among-oak-island-ghosts/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/02/26/a-walk-among-oak-island-ghosts/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 02:00:33 +0000 kim franklin delano rooseveltHistoryholy warriorsoak island nova scotiaoak island resortsweet grasstemplar knights http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=216 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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Oak Island Nova Scotia is home to the longest running and most famous treasure hunt in the world. The treasure hunt began in 1795 with the accidental discovery of the “Money Pit”. No one knows what treasure is buried there and no one knows who buried it. Some theories suggest that it could be Pirate [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/02/26/a-walk-among-oak-island-ghosts/feed/ 2 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/02/08/gimli-glider-retires/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/02/08/gimli-glider-retires/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:24:14 +0000 kim Air Travelair canada flightbob pearsonboeing 767gimli glidergimli manitobaHistoryjumbo jetsUncategorized http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=192 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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Photo byWayne Glowacki / Winnipeg Free Press   Two Guys, a 767 and a Calculator One of the most famous aircraft that ever took to the skies (next to The Memphis Belle, The Enola Gay and The Spirit of St. Louis) was The Gimli Glider. Because on July 23, 1983 - a very memorable day [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/02/08/gimli-glider-retires/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/01/13/maritime-museum-of-the-atlantic/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/01/13/maritime-museum-of-the-atlantic/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:37:32 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=122 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 Maritime Museum of the Atlantic chronicles the marine history of Nova Scotia in artifacts, journals, exhibits and discussions. One of 27 museums operated by the province of Nova Scotia it creates an awareness and appreciation for the history and preservation of the oceans and the seafaring tradition. Included in the collection are artifacts, images, [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2008/01/13/maritime-museum-of-the-atlantic/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/17/the-order-of-good-cheer/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/17/the-order-of-good-cheer/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:11:01 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=29 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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“We meet tonight to witness an event. That will, I pray go ringing down the years. At marking the sure founding of the Order, Which God and France shall ever serve as beacon to our goal” - The First Toast of the Order of Good Cheer made by the Baron de Poutrincourt In 1605, Samuel [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/17/the-order-of-good-cheer/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/16/lobster-traps/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/16/lobster-traps/#comments Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:39:56 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=26 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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One of the most familiar sights on the South Shore of Nova Scotia is a lobster trap in someone’s back yard (at White Point Manor we have 8 of them!). It could be the focal point of a flower garden or propped up against a mailbox but nothing denotes the spirit of the Atlantic Ocean [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/16/lobster-traps/feed/ 0 http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/13/the-liverpool-packet/ http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/13/the-liverpool-packet/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:42:40 +0000 kim http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/?p=21 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 most feared Canadian privateer vessel in the War of 1812 was The Liverpool Packet. She was sometimes given the moniker, “The Black Joke,” as she was actually an ex-slave ship taken by the Royal Navy just before the war. When the war started with the New American nation she was recommissioned as a privateer, [...]]]> http://www.kimkinrade.com/wpblog/2007/08/13/the-liverpool-packet/feed/ 0