page_title: Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
section_title: Visitor attractions
hierarchical_section_title: Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia / Visitor attractions
caption_attribution_description: Sable Island Horses at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park, Nova Scotia
context_page_description: Shubenacadie is a village located in Hants County, in central Nova Scotia, Canada. As of 2006, the population was 2074.
  The name for the Mi'kmaw territory in which present-day Shubenacadie is located and the origin of its name is the Mi'kmaw word Sipekne'katik, which "place abounding in groundnuts" or "place where the wapato grows." Historically, the Sipekne'katik region was a large stretch of territory that covered central Nova Scotia.
context_section_description: Shubenacadie is connected to the Minas Basin by the Shubenacadie River which experiences a tidal bore on each incoming high tide; this area of Nova Scotia is recognized for having the world's highest tides. There are several companies in nearby Maitland where individuals can hire boats and guides to travel the tidal bore up the Shubenacadie River during the summer months.
  The provincial Department of Natural Resources operates a helibase and forest fire fighting equipment depot in nearby Shubenacadie East. DNR also operates the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park at this property. Ducks Unlimited and DNR also operate the Greenwing Legacy Interpretive Centre on the property. The wildlife park houses animals native to Nova Scotia, including black bears and moose, as well as several non-native species, including deer, and cougar.  There are also several Sable Island Ponies. School programs are offered throughout the year, and interpretive programs are ongoing throughout the summer months. Shubenacadie Sam is a popular attraction around Groundhog Day when the rodent provides "projections" for the arrival of spring.
  The community of Shubenacadie has a small museum called the Tinsmith Museum and Craft Shop. Dating to the early 1890s, the building was used continuously as a milk can fabrication facility and hardware store until 2000. Its late owner Harry Smith left the property to the community. It converted the building to a museum. The museum features:
  A hardware store - with goods and supplies from the 1920s.
  Tinsmith shop - with all the original equipment intact from the 1890s.
  Craft shop and gift store, staffed and stocked by local Nova Scotian artists.
  Additional exhibits - veterans memorial, clothing, household goods, farm tools.
  The Atlantic Motorsport Park is located in North Salem, approximately 11 kilometres northwest of Shubenacadie. It is one of North America's only full-time road racing tracks that is owned and operated completely by volunteers.
caption: Sable Island Ponies at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park
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