Maine, Nova Scotia, PEI, Quebec in 2019
My husband will be retiring at the end of this year. We are planning our first retirement trip next summer to Maine (Acadia NP and possibly near Baxter SP), Nova Scotia, PEI, and Quebec. We have a ...
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Do you like traditional, old time, hand-made music? Particularly fiddle music? If so, you should look into the "Ceilidh Trail" area from about Judique to Inverness, and maybe even further north. A "Ceilidh" is a traditional house jam session. We weren't able to get invited to anyone's home for a real Ceilidh (pronounced KAY-lee), but we were able to experience a lot of the music. One of our favorites was an evening in the Red Shoe Pub in Mabou, NS, where we got to hear Dawn and Margie Beaton perform.
If you are in the area in July, look into the annual Scottish Festival in Broad Cove. It is a Sunday afternoon festival of Scottish music and dance not to be missed. We got to hear Natalie MacMaster and her family perform.
The Glenora Distillery is North America's only distillery of single malt whiskey, which would be called Scotch if it were made in Scotland. They offer free tours, and at the end of the tour you can sample some of their product. I'm not a huge whiskey (or Scotch) fan, but this stuff was amazing.
There are so many things to see and do up there. Our one trip up there in 2011 was truly memorable. I wasn't blogging at the time, so I can't point you to our record of the trip, but if you PM me I can answer questions for you.
Oh, be sure to bring your woolies and your rain gear. :)
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If you are in the area in July, look into the annual Scottish Festival in Broad Cove. It is a Sunday afternoon festival of Scottish music and dance not to be missed. We got to hear Natalie MacMaster and her family perform.
The Glenora Distillery is North America's only distillery of single malt whiskey, which would be called Scotch if it were made in Scotland. They offer free tours, and at the end of the tour you can sample some of their product. I'm not a huge whiskey (or Scotch) fan, but this stuff was amazing.
There are so many things to see and do up there. Our one trip up there in 2011 was truly memorable. I wasn't blogging at the time, so I can't point you to our record of the trip, but if you PM me I can answer questions for you.
Oh, be sure to bring your woolies and your rain gear. :)
-Speak
