Lunenburg Nova Scotia Visitors' Menu
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Lunenburg is alive! Check the following events that take place in and around Lunenburg.
Seafood
- Sailing: Sail Lunenburg, 1-877-247-7075; Lunenburg Yacht Club, Herman’s Island, 902-634-3745
- Dory races August 18, 2008
- Bluenose II, 121 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 902-634-1963
- Picton Castle, 188 Montague, Lunenburg, 902-634-9984
- Sail Mahone Bay, 902-624-8864
- Boat building/repair (traditional and modern)
- Deep sea fishing and angling opportunities, fishing for mackerel off Lunenburg Waterfront (licenses at Lunenburg Pro Hardware)
- Whale and seal watching: Lunenburg Whale Watching, 902-527-7175
- Lobster boat tours: Lunenburg Lobsterman Tours, 1-866-705-3434
Salads
- Genealogical research: South Shore Genealogical Society, Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg
- Learning opportunities: arts, crafts, cooking, writing
Heart Smart
- Various sporting activities: bowling, camping, beachcombing
- Bicycling: Bicycle Barn Bike Shop, Blue Rocks, 902-634-3426
- emOcean Spa and Wellness Centre, 296 Lincoln Street, Lunenburg, 902-640-8484
- Curling: Lunenburg Curling Club
- Lunenburg Swimming Pool, 902-634-4499
- RV camping: Board of Trade Campground, Lunenburg, May 1 to October 31, 1-888-615-8305; Little Lake, Route 3, Center
- Sixteen beaches within a half-hour’s drive
Desserts
- Opera: Lunenburg Summer Opera Festival
- South Shore Players: Music, live entertainment, and theater
Appetizers
- UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Interesting funky and upscale stores featuring: cookware and gourmet foods, antiques, art, used books, kites, metal work, folk art, jewelry, wrought iron, Mi’qmac and Inuit items, quilts, rubber art stamps, handmade books; wooden, nautical, and hand-sewn items; and new, used, or consignment clothes and accessories
- Lunenburg architecture preserved from the 1700s/1800s, including the Lunenburg bump, a unique feature from Scotland
- St. John’s Church and Restoration, Lunenburg, 902-634-4994
Main Courses
- Summer Opera Festival, June 20-21, 2008
- Lunenburg Festival of Crafts, July 11-13, 2008 (juried)
- Boxwood Music Festival and Workshops, July 19-25, 2008 (flute)
- Paint Sea on Site and Silent Auction, July 26-27, 2008 (70 artists painting for two days)
- Folk Art Festival, August 3, 2008, 12 – 4 p.m. (local folk art)
- Folk Harbour Festival, August 7-10, 2008 (music)
- Lunenburg Waterfront Seafood Festival, September 12 - 14, 2008
- Art Gallery Association of Lunenburg Gallery Hops, July 12-13, August 2-3, 2008
- Lunenburg Art Gallery Juried Show, October, 2008
- Newfie Days, October 10-12, 2008
- Once Upon A Lunenburg Christmas, November 28-30, 2008
- Christmas Parlour House Tour, December 2008
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, 68 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 1-866-579-4909
- Knaut Rhuland Home Museum, 125 Pelham Street, Lunenburg, 902-634-3498
- Halifax and Southwester Railway Museum, 150 Victoria Road, Lunenburg, 634-3184
- Gracious accommodations to fit all lifestyles: B&Bs, Inns, motels, hotels, and housekeeping units
- Restaurants: Everything to please every palate, from the freshest of seafood to fine gourmet dining to ethnic cuisine to sweets and savories to comfort food to organic food
- Farmers’ Market, every Thursday mornings, 8 to 12
Side Dishes
- Kayaking, East Coast Outfitters, 617 Main Street, Mahone Bay, 902-852-2567
- Hiking trails. Lunenburg has several walking trails/routes. Trail maps: www.trailtc.ns.ca or www.trails.gov.ns.ca
- Birding: (The South Shore is on the spring and fall migratory paths for several species), McLeod Bird and Nature Tours, Shelburne, 902-875-1032; Nova Scotia Bird Society, Halifax
- Scuba diving: Contact Don Wilson at Top Mast Motel, Lunenburg
- Walking tours of Lunenburg: guided, historic, night and day, (cemetery, town, lantern) May 1 through October 31: Eric Croft, Gray Line Lunenburg Town Walking Tours, 902-634-3848
- Horse-drawn buggy rides: Lunenburg, Trot in Time, Basil Oickle, Lunenburg Waterfront, Bluenose Drive, 902-634-8917
- Golf: Bluenose Golf Club, Lunenburg, 902-634-4260; Osprey Ridge, Bridgewater, 902-543-6666
- Tennis: Lunenburg Tennis Club, 902-634-9288
- The Ovens Natural Park, 902-766-4621
- Motorcycle rallies
- Plant nurseries
- Scenic Drives: Blue Rocks, First and Second Peninsula, and the LaHave River
- Mahone Bay—three churches
- Wildlife: deer, eagles, herons, migrating birds, bear, osprey, seals, whales, sea birds, sea turtles, etc.
- Spectacular fall foliage
- Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
- Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct
Cold Plates
- Cross country skiing
- Sledding
- Ice boating
- Ice skating
- Ice fishing
- Balsam Fir Christmas tree capital of the world