Lunenburg Nova Scotia Visitors' Menu

Lunenburg is alive! Check the following events that take place in and around Lunenburg.

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, stjohnslunenburg@ns.sympatico.ca

Summer Opera Festival presents Don Giovanni, June 2010, http://maritimeconcertopera.com/wordpress/
Lunenburg Festival of Crafts, July 9-11, 2010 (juried)
Boxwood Music Festival and Workshops, July 25-31, 2010, www.boxwood.org
Paint Sea on Site and Silent Auction, July 24-25, 2010, www.lunenburgartgallery.com (70 artists painting for two days)
Folk Art Festival, August 1, 2010, 12 – 4 p.m. (local folk art), www.nsfolkartfestival.com
Folk Harbour Festival, August 5-8, 2010, 25th anniversary celebration (music), www.folkharbour.com
Folk Harbour Concert Series, www.folkharbour.com
Summer Bandstand Concert Series every Sunday at 2 p.m., July, August, and September
Lunenburg Waterfront Seafood Festival, September 10-12, 2010, www.sealunenburg.com
Newfie Days, October 15-17, 2010
Lunenburg’s Old Fashioned Christmas Festival, November 26-27, 2010
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, 68 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 1-866-579-4909, http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fma/
Knaut Rhuland Home Museum, 125 Pelham Street, 634-3498
Halifax and Southwester Railway Museum, 150 Victoria Road, Lunenburg, 634-3184
Farmers’ Market, every Thursday mornings, 8 to 12, Community Centre, Victoria Road

Pleasant Paddling Sea Kayak Rentals and Guided Tours, Railway Wharf, Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 902-541-9233
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, ip-bird@chebucto.ns.ca
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, www.lunenburgwalkingtours.com
Horse-drawn buggy rides: Lunenburg, Trot ‘N Time, Basil Oickle, Lunenburg Waterfront, Bluenose Drive, 902-634-8917
Golf: Bluenose Golf Club, Lunenburg, 902-634-4260 www.bluenosegolfclub.com; Osprey Ridge, Bridgewater, 902-543-6666; www.golfnovascotia.com
Tennis: Lunenburg Tennis Club, 902-634-9288
The Ovens Natural Park, 902-766-4621, www.ovenspark.com
Motorcycle Rallies
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
Photography: Spectacular vistas, quaint villages, historic architecture, birds, deer, flowers, seals, churches, lighthouses

Sailing: Sail Lunenburg, 1-877-247-7075; Lunenburg Yacht Club, Herman’s Island, 902-634-3745
Dory races in September
Bluenose II, 121 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 902-634-1963. www.schoonerbluenose2.ca
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, www.whalewatchingnovascotia.com
Lobster boat tours: Lunenburg Lobsterman Tours, 1-866-705-3434 www.lobsterman.tours.com

Genealogical research: South Shore Genealogical Society, Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg www.rootsweb.com/~nslssgs
Learning opportunities: arts, crafts, cooking, writing

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, www.emOceanspa.com
Curling: Lunenburg Curling Club
Lunenburg Swimming Pool, 902-634-4499
Hiking at Gaff Point
Sixteen beaches within a half-hour’s drive

South Shore Players: www.southshoreplayers.com
Music, live entertainment, and theater
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