Bluenose II Halifax

1675 Lower Water St, Halifax , Nova Scotia, Canada - Phone: +1 902 634 1963
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  • 1

    Enjoying Nova Scotia

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    ... mid-18th century. The fishing village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and presently houses the rebuilding of the schooner, Bluenose II. It is a really picturesque area, with brightly coloured, shingle-clad buildings lining the streets climbing up from ...

  • 2

    Jim & June's Odyssey 1001522 - Halifax, NS

    ... of another whale – the infection will incapacitate it in two days, then the whale can be drug to shore without a fight. Bluenose II was a working schooner but when it came to racing, it won four international titles in a row – that’s ...

  • 3

    Parade of Sail

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    ... Sail. We drove over to Dartmouth to join Jackie's family at Woodside Park to view the Halifax harbour parade - what a perfect location. Canada's own Bluenose II lead the way with the Russian ship (Kruzenshtern) closing the ceremonies.   We ...

  • 4

    Finally The Tall Ships

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    ... sailboat called Fox Harb'r (it was not open to the public for boarding).  Of course Nova Scotia's pride the - Bluenose II - she is a mighty pretty ship.  Another nice vessel was from Bermuda - this vessel was built in 2006 - ...

  • 5

    Snow, Scenery, and Halifax

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    ... many sites and sounds (there was a folk festival going on), stopped at a micro distillery, viewed the rebuilding of the Bluenose II (a famous racing yacht), and toured the Knaut-Rhuland museum and two churches.  Lunenburg would have been worth more ...

  • 6

    More History, More Connections Made

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    ... the protests of many she was sold to the West Indian Trading Company in 1942. In 1946, she struck a Hatian reef and sunk. The Bluenose II was commissioned and built to the exact specs as the original and launched in 1963, and has been used at many events ...