Candidate Area Activities

Way more modern dance than you would possibly expect in rural town of 500. A ton of very expressive movement this event hosts dance companies and artist in residence events from significant groups typically from Toronto and Montreal. Check out the tease reel from 2025: The 2026 program runs various nights from the 14th to the 18th This event runs at the Kings Theatre in Annapolis Valley

Gilberts cove is an idylic area that is a wide tidal flat. As a result at low tide it becomes a wide area for dogs to run and investigate gulls and tidal pools etc. At lowest tide there is sometimes folks clamming out near the waters edge, and on weekends sometimes folks visiting the lighthouse. But generally it is quiet enough on weekdays for even reactive dogs to safely run around off leash and their humans to enjoy the water and the views. Craig regularly took a lawn cha

Central nova scotia - and state parks such as Kejimkujik - are great "dark viewing" areas. 2025-07-14 will be a new moon and should provide great night viewing. Lets plan on a road trip to a location in central Nova Scotia for a star walk - something like 10 pm to midnight. The photo below is not actually of stars :-) but is the coolest nova scotia night picture I have (and I don't have the camera or skillz to capture star photos that never do justice to a night sky anyway

One and half hours west and south from the Lawrencetown camping home base there are a few whale watching tour groups. The one we have enjoyed is Petite Passage - eponymous to the tiny gap in a an otherwise continuous peninsula separating Saint Mary's bay from the Bay of Fundy. It was small and converted fishing boat we travelled on, and I had the epic experience of a large humpack going right under the ship. I was - as so often happens - standing back from the crowd on the po

Yes, Craig does sometimes miss the food in Toronto :-/ But Dal's helps offset that nostalgia with very solid shawarma wraps at a summer takeout counter vibe. Lots of other good food - generally best for mains and an opportunity to check out nearby thrift store type locations nearby if that is your vibe. Check out the Dals website for more highlights Dals Takeout restaurant is located along highway 1 near wilmot .