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1.
Historic Waterfront
2. Harbour
Tours
3. Whirligig
Festival
4. Loyalist
Encampment
5.
Black Loyalist Heritage
6.
Farmer's
Markets
7.
Lobster Festival
8. Yacht
Club
9. Great Restaurants
10.
UFO Festival
11.
Whirligig
Book Shop
12. Lockeport
Sea Derby
13.
Harmony
Bazaar
14. Founders'
Days
15. Great Restaurants
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Historic
Shelburne is
the best little undiscovered
place in Canada, and your Nova Scotia travel vacation should start here...
where Canada's history comes alive!
Described
as "one
of the most culturally
vibrant small towns in Canada", there is so much to enjoy here...
and we're just two hours drive from the Digby
ferry from St. John and about 2 hours
from Halifax.
The Shelburne area
has great attractions, great restaurants and a generous selection
of cottages, motels and hotels. It is fast becoming a favorite Nova Scotia vacation spot and summer home location
for thousands more each year.
Here you can find wonderful places
to stay, activities on the waterfront -
including boating, harbour
tours, walking tours, museums
(see
Frommer's Guide review) & dining. The area is
famous for its many pristine beaches. The Osprey
Arts Centre features live theatre & music every week. Shelburne is the home to
the annual Lobster
Festival , Whirligig
& Weathervane Festival and Loyalist
Encampment of 18th Century Life. We are a Tall Ships port and home to
two stunning 18th century longboats, built in 2008 as replicas for the boats
from The Bounty. We can boast the largest historical reenactment group in
Eastern Canada and have hosted
the largest historical
reenactment ever on the South Shore and one of the largest in Eastern Canada!
Nearby there are great birding spots, geocache
sites, lighthouses and beaches. We have a terrific marina,
yacht club and sailing school. Within a few minutes drive are the charming
communities of Lockeport,
Jordan, Birchtown, Barrington, Clarks Harbour, Cape Sable Island, Cape Negro,
and Shag Harbour. Visitors come from throughout the world to vacation in Nova Scotia. And all-in-all,
Shelburne
can easily be considered "Canada's perfect place to live &
play".
The town boasts a fascinating history, which is
apparent in its charming Historic Waterfront District (see
map here). The site of a major Loyalist landing in 1783, the Shelburne area is home to
one of the most active reenactment associations in Canada and to six
museums.
On a leisurely stroll through the Historic
Waterfront (the settling for the movie "The Scarlet
Letter" starring Demi Moore and Robert Duvall), you will also find
galleries and antique shops, gift stores, cafes,
restaurants, kayak and bike
rentals, a public marina and arts centre &
theatre. Highlights of the
Historic Waterfront include the Barrel Factory, Dory Shop,
Muir-Cox Shipyard, Shelburne Marina and Yacht Club
and the Osprey Arts Centre and Coastline Gallery. There are several planned
bike routes
through and around the town
Shelburne's built wooden heritage is the
most significant in Canada and the small Historic District rivals any area of
North America for its density of pre-eighteen hundred wooden buildings.
Wander Dock Street, which borders the world's third largest natural harbour.
Eight of the twelve dwellings facing the water were built before 1785. Six
narrow lanes and four streets retain the same dimensions and character as laid
out by British surveyors who established a city from scratch in 1783 to house
over 15,000 Loyalists escaping the American Revolution.
A walk through the Historic District can be a walk through architectural history
from 1783 to 1900. Of the 46 residential properties in the District, only one
was built after 1900 and over a dozen architectural styles are present.
Surrounding the Historic Waterfront District you
will find many businesses, churches, cemeteries and other sites of interest. You
can find a Historic Waterfront map here. If you'd
like to see the web site for the Town of Shelburne, click
here. The web site for the Port of Shelburne is HERE.
Please enjoy yourself on our website and
do come and visit in person!
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