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The Eastern Shore Pirate Days Festival is a fun time as costumed pirates roam the shores and take to sea. The event is held the third weekend of September at the Head of Jeddore.
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The Village takes one back in time to the bygone era when Sherbooke thrived on fishing, farming, forestry, and later gold mining. Staff dress is period costumes and there are many buildings depicting life in Nova Scotia during the 1800's. There is a full-service dock at Sherbrooke, as the river is used for canoeing, kayaking and sailing. A shuttle service is provided from Sherbrooke Village to the marina/resort in Liscombe.
Sherbrooke also has a wharf and a local yacht club, which welcome visiting boaters.
Heading back downriver to the coast, and heading west takes boaters to other harbours, such as, Sheet Harbour (with its scenic bridge) followed by Jeddore Harbour, and then Musquodoboit Harbour, which has a yacht club.
One popular event, enjoyed by seafarers and landlubbers alike, is the Eastern Shore Pirate’s Days Festival, which takes place in September at the Salmon River Bridge in Jeddore Harbour, which has a new Sea Rover marina, restaurant and lodging. The area boasts a Railway Museum and the Fishermen's Life Museum at nearby Oyster Pond on Jeddore Bay.
The Eastern Shore has also become a popular place for sea kayakers because of its natural beauty, a combination of rugged coastline, with islands, inlets, coves and saltwater marshes to explore.
The coastline then turns into a series of wonderful sand beaches at Clam Harbour, Lawrencetown, Martinique and Rainbow Haven. Martinique Beach, at the mouth of Musquodoboit Harbour, is the longest sand beach in Nova Scotia, while Lawrencetown is noted for its fabulous surfing. From Lawrencetown, it is just a short cruise west to the mouth of Halifax Harbour.
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