Evening star., 1933-08-06
NOVA SCOTIA TOUR
HELD WORTH WHILE
Affords Attractive Vacation
Trip, With Golf and Fish,
ing on the Side.

vacation at the wheel Is on the look
out for new and fresh country 70 visit.
Here is a suggestion for 1933-tour Nova
Scotia.
One will find the scenery enhancing
beyong deScription-the roads in fine
shape, the climate bracing, opportuni-
ties galore for fishing, golf, swimming,
sailing, canoeing, hiking, and every
where a vivid background of history
and legend.
This attractive country is in con-
venient reach of all the Eastern States.
Motor through New England by any
one Of a dozen good routes, follow the
sparkling Atlantic along the coast of
Maine and New Brunswick to st. John.
Put your car on the boat for the three
hour trip to Digby and you are in Nova
Scotia, with alluring prospects on every
hand
If one is disposed to add pleasant
one or two day ocean voyage to your
tour, use the steamer connection from
New York or Boston to Yarmouth or
Halifax. This will be an agreeable in
PRODUCTION to your motor trip and, in
cidentally, add to your time in Nova
Scotia.
At Yarmouth you discover not only
the gateway to the province, but city
of great interest for itself. A famous
old seaport, in the days of wooden
ships and iron men," the Yarmouth
keels plowed through all the oceans.
sporty ntne-hole golf course, laid
out on ridge, commands some fine
views Of the surrounding country.
Trout streams furnish good sport in
season. Hotel service is of the best.
North of Yarmouth our route passes
along the French Coast" a series of
little towns settled by the Acadians
when they returned from their wan
derings after the deportation of 1855.
Weymouth. on st. Marys Bay, an
interesting fishing and shipping port,
also is the gateway to the TuSket
waters, much sought by anglers.
Digby is a favorite resort town. 1t
enjoys a fine location inside Digby Gap
through which the famed tides Of
Fundy pour their waters. All sorts of
Summer sports are in vogue here. Two
courses attract the golfer, community
hotel, available to guests. The new
outdoor swimming pool, in front of
the hotel, is a popular place for dip.
Continuing north, one comes to Bear
River: about 4 miles to the east is
the little town of the same name. one
of the outstanding beauty spots of the
province Good trout fishing is re-
ported here. A call at the Micmac
Indian reservation will be novelty.
Following along Annapolis Basin. one
reaches Annapolis Royal, Oldest Euro
pean settlement in America north of
the Mexican Gulf. Founded 1604-5 by
De Monts and Champlain and called
Port Royal, it was renamed in honor
of Queen Anne after its capture in
ITO. Old Fort Anne. which dates
back to 1902, Is now preserved as a
national monument. The museum has
some interesting relics Of pioneering
days.
A trip to Kedgemakooge Lake. with
its 800 islands and innumerable tribu-
tary streams, may be made from An
napolis A run by motor Of SO miles
will bring you to the 1.50o-acre prop
erty of the Kedgemakooge Rod and
Gun Club. Accommodations may be
reserved at the club house or in one
Of the cabins owned by the club. Canoe
cruising, trout fishing, an all round
forest life, are the order of the day.
Guides, canoes and other needed equip
ment may be arranged for at the club.
Kentville is the business and social
center of a prosperous region, the
junction of the Annapolis and the
CORVALLIS Valleys. Here the new
CORVALLIS Inn of the c. P. r. makes
the traveller comfortable. Golfers will
enjoy the tricky nine-hole course of
the Ken-Wo Country Club. Local mo-
tor trips to the Gaspereau Valley and
the Pereau Valley to the Lookof on
the top of North Mountain are recon-
mended
Wolfville is located at about the cen
38 or 40 little hamlets around the fer
tile shores of Minas Basin. Grande
Pre-, 3 miles away, is the principal
scene of the tragic story of the Aca-
dians as told by Longfellow in his i'm
mortal "Evangeline." In 1755 the
Acadians, to the number Of 1921, were
gathered together and deported, their
homes conhscated, their property
seized, their families divided. They
were scattered throughout the English
colonies along the Atlantic Coast, to
find living as best they could. In
years following many found their way
back to Nova Scotia and established
new homes, principally on the coast
north of Yarmouth.
At Grand Pre- is the Memorial Park.
for which extensive plans have been
made. A small chapel marks the loca-
ton of the original church; some in
teresting relics and documents on the
Acadians may be seen here, also an
exhibit of their farm and household
utensils. The handsome bronze figure
of Evangeline is the work of Henri
Hebert. a descendant of the Grand
Pre- French.
Windsor, at the junction Of the st.
Croix and Avon Rivers. is good place
to see the extraordinary tides Of Fundy.
For hours at low water the bay is
almost empty, then suddenly the tide
comes rushing back In the form of a
bore or sheet of yellow foam. The rise
and fall here IS sometimes as much
as SO feet.
The unique nine-hole golf course is