Bluenose: A matter of pride
You don’t have to look hard for the heart of Nova Scotia. It beats under the decks of an unassuming schooner called the Bluenose II. Most Nova Scotians can’t help feeling a tinge of pride whenever they watch the Grand Banker raise all eight of her sails, and see her slip out of Lunenburg Harbour.
Bluenose [...]
Death by hubris: The story of H.M.S. Tribune
On a cold November morning in 1797, the frigate Tribune ran aground on Thrum Cap shoal at the southern end of McNabs Island at the mouth of Halifax Harbour. It seemed a minor incident at first, not particularly dangerous, with no hint of the major chain of disaster that was to come. All day Tribute [...]
Read moreThe first Titantic
FORTY YEARS BEFORE THE TITANIC blazed her way into the world’s collective consciousness, another marine disaster made headlines around the world and became synonymous with great tragedy.
Like the Titanic, the S.S. Atlantic was a White Star liner and the pride of her fleet. She was only two years old, a state-of-the-art iron vessel making her 19th [...]
Nova Scotia’s most famous ghost ship
LUNENBURG COUNTY HAS A RICH folklore tradition. Old German legends and superstitions made the passage to the new world along with the immigrants who settled the area. Ghosts and tales of buried treasure abound, and most residents know the whereabouts of at least one house that is reputed to be haunted.
The most famous ghost of [...]