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Sailors battle each other during Chester Race Week, a popular South Shore event, held annually in August. Chester Race Week isone of the oldest sailing events in Nova Scotia.
Judith Marie Rudderham photo
Coastal Nova Scotia is home to some of the Maritime’s most majestic lighthouses and the region’s largest metropolitan center. Boaters can catch of glimpse of the famous Peggy’s Cove lighthouse near Halifax as you approach the entrance to St. Margaret’s Bay to the west. Peggy's Cove has drawn artists and photographers from all over the world, who are captivated by the amazing lighthouse on the rocks and the cove’s quaint fishing village.
The Atlantic coast shoreline of mainland Nova Scotia runs parallel with the Scotian Shelf offshore, extending from Yarmouth County in southwest to Guysborough County in the northeast. The area from Guysborough County through to Halifax is known as the Eastern Shore. The Southwestern Shore to Halifax extends from Yarmouth. Coming from either direction, boaters will find a wealth of historical and scenic treasures along the way.
Crossing the Gulf of Maine or Bay of Fundy, boaters will find the Port of Yarmouth, an historic fishing and seafaring port, at the southwestern most tip of the province.
When entering Yarmouth harbour, boaters are greeted by the Cape Forchu Lighthouse, perched high atop a craggy cliff.
Yarmouth has two marinas, full services and many points of interest within walking distance of the waterfront. The Laurence Sweeney Fisheries Museum illustrates the important role fishing played in the town's growth, and features many old photographs of fishermen who plied Georges Bank almost century ago.
The Yarmouth County Historical Museum presents much of this history, and has one of the finest collections of tall ships paintings anywhere in Canada.
The museum also has an extensive library on Yarmouth’s involvement in rum running during the Prohibition years.
Each July, Yarmouth celebrates its seafaring history with Seafest, a four-day waterfront festival, and this year is celebrating its 250 anniversary.
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