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Nov. 3rd, 2011 08:21 amLonely Planet has made a top 10 list of regions to visit in 2012 and the east coast of Canada, the Maritime Provinces, are 7th on the list! Wow! That's impressive considering there are no other Canadian or US locations anywhere else on the list. Here's what they say about us:
Canada’s Maritime Provinces – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (PEI) – have always exuded the quintessential briny vibe of clapboard fishing villages, clifftop lighthouses and townhall lobster suppers. But there’s new action brewing. From distilleries popping up that turn PEI potatoes into silky vodka to organic farm wineries that crush Nova Scotia grapes into sweet vino, gastronomes are drinking up the rustic region. Stir in the wharfside oyster cafes, mushroom foraging tours and farmstead cheese-making classes, and you have a scene of plenty between sips, too. The tide is pulling especially strongly in 2012, when the Maritimes mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. -
Halifax has a strong connection to the Titanic, and there are a number of headstones here in three of the cemeteries of some of the Titanic victims brought ashore on one of the rescue boats. (history here) One of the headstones was of a J Dawson and after the movie came out, there was a steady stream of people wanting to see the grave and numerous bits and pieces left there, mainly by girls and women enamoured of the Leonardo di Caprio character of the same name in the film. The real Dawson (Joseph), however, was someone that worked in the engine room of the ship. There is also a grave of a baby, unknown of name, and people leave toys and soft bears there sometimes. Many of the victims buried are unknown. (List of names and graves here)
Canada’s Maritime Provinces – Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island (PEI) – have always exuded the quintessential briny vibe of clapboard fishing villages, clifftop lighthouses and townhall lobster suppers. But there’s new action brewing. From distilleries popping up that turn PEI potatoes into silky vodka to organic farm wineries that crush Nova Scotia grapes into sweet vino, gastronomes are drinking up the rustic region. Stir in the wharfside oyster cafes, mushroom foraging tours and farmstead cheese-making classes, and you have a scene of plenty between sips, too. The tide is pulling especially strongly in 2012, when the Maritimes mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. -
Halifax has a strong connection to the Titanic, and there are a number of headstones here in three of the cemeteries of some of the Titanic victims brought ashore on one of the rescue boats. (history here) One of the headstones was of a J Dawson and after the movie came out, there was a steady stream of people wanting to see the grave and numerous bits and pieces left there, mainly by girls and women enamoured of the Leonardo di Caprio character of the same name in the film. The real Dawson (Joseph), however, was someone that worked in the engine room of the ship. There is also a grave of a baby, unknown of name, and people leave toys and soft bears there sometimes. Many of the victims buried are unknown. (List of names and graves here)
