Art is Looming with the Dancing Dragonfly
Raw Washed Wool. Dyed and Natural Yarns Crafted on the Loom Lots of things in Shelburne are good. Some things are ‘way good’. Sandi Waygood is representative of the latter. Talent. She’s so very versatile and accomplished. From woodcarvings to sun catchers, soaps to creams, metal designs to spinning and weaving, the list continues. Some folks love to create their next meal based on what’s in the refrigerator in the moment. Once the potential
Your Time to get Off the Beaten Track?
David Suzuki's tagline on his newsletters is 'Solutions are in our Nature'. This piece reflects and in some ways summarizes one of his past newsletter's theme. It won't be long before 70% of our population will be living in urban areas as opposed to our natural environment in nature. Rural life is being abandoned faster than the proverbial 'speeding bullet'. Urbanization generally has the added characteristics of faster, more stressful living in a more challenging environment
McNutt's Island Hotel...a delightful spot
Thursday, November 25, 2010 a delightful spot People who lived on the island, and their friends and relatives, would have their own ways of getting across the harbour back then just as they do now. So this notice was directed at potential tourists -- guests -- who would stay at the island's hotel. It's intriguing to wonder who would have visited back then, and why they came. I imagine they came to see the lighthouse, or just for the adventure of visiting an offshore island. A
Where History Meets Hospitality
Experience life beyond the ordinary. Embrace a way of life many of us miss without being consciously aware. The roads more traveled can be more complex and distracting than we recognize. ‘Calm’ needs to be experienced in order to appreciate its impact and value. When you’re in the middle of the faster lane, it may not be obvious until you’ve moved into and experienced the slower lane. The working title for this Blog was 'Shelburne Travel . Calm.' Shelburne does have that effe
Here's the Plan
The true copy of 1784 Plan of the Town of Shelburne by Geoffrey Stead, C.E., 1894, shows divisions and lots. Learn more and see it up close on the NS Archives site. Link here. In this early map of Shelburne our beloved Dock Street (now Historic District) isn't apparent. When you visit the expandable map on the archives site you'll be able to follow King Street to the harbour front and more clearly see the various lanes extending to the Harbour from Water Street. The Cooper's
