South Shore
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South Shore
Where the Atlantic shapes every day.
Deep Atlantic tealLobster buoy orangePine forest green
Welcome to the South Shore, where the fog rolls in and the lobster is fresh. Whether you're here for the sailing, the scenery, or the seafood, you'll find a warm harbour. Come for the summer, stay for the sunsets.
Clubs for South Shore
No clubs for South Shore yet.
The room
One room for everyone around South Shore. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around South Shore. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Lunenburg Old Town UNESCO World Heritage Site with colourful 18th-century buildings.
- Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic Tells the story of the fishing industry and the Bluenose.
- Bluenose II The replica of Canada's famous racing schooner, docked in Lunenburg.
- Fort Point Lighthouse Historic lighthouse at the mouth of the Mersey River in Liverpool.
- Mahone Bay Waterfront Famous view of three churches along the bay.
- Oak Island Site of the legendary treasure hunt, with tours available.
- Outdoors Hike Gaff Point Trail
- Outdoors Kayak in Mahone Bay
- With kids Visit the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
- With kids Take a lighthouse tour
- Evenings Live music at local pubs
- Evenings Theatre at Chester Playhouse
- Locals love Wharves and fishing piers
- Locals love Lobster pounds
Through the year
- Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival August A weekend of folk and maritime music on the waterfront.
- Chester Race Week August One of Atlantic Canada's biggest sailing regattas.
- Mahone Bay Scarecrow Festival October The town fills with creative scarecrows along the main street.
- Liverpool Privateer Days July Celebrates the town's privateering history with parades and re-enactments.
- Mahone Bay Wooden Boat Festival August Showcases classic and handcrafted wooden boats.
A maritime climate with cool summers, mild winters, and frequent fog. The best time to be out is late summer, when the water is warm and the days are long. Best: Late summer (August) for warm, calm days.
Talk like a local
- “The Shore”
- The South Shore itself.
- “Bluenoser”
- A Nova Scotian.
- “Wharf rat”
- Someone who spends a lot of time around the wharves.
- “Fog bank”
- A dense fog that rolls in from the sea.
Getaways
- Halifax Big-city museums, dining, and the waterfront.
- Annapolis Valley Wine country and the Bay of Fundy tides.
- Southwest Nova Acadian culture, Kejimkujik, and the Tusket Islands.
- Kentville Farmers markets and the Harvest Moon Festival.
Local flavour
Teams
- South Shore Lumberjacks Maritime Junior Hockey League (MHL)
Also rooting for Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL), Toronto Blue Jays (MLB)
Eat and drink
- Lobster roll Fresh Atlantic lobster on a toasted bun, a staple of the South Shore's seafood shacks.
- Fish and chips Haddock or cod, battered and fried, served with fries and tartar sauce at harbour-side eateries.
- Solomon Gundy A pickled herring dish with onions and spices, a traditional German-influenced delicacy.
- Blueberry grunt A steamed berry dessert with dumplings, often made with wild blueberries from the area.
- Oatcakes Hearty Scottish-style oatcakes, a common snack with tea or cheese.
Where people go
- Fishing wharves and harbours Working wharves where boats unload lobster, scallops, and groundfish.
- Historic shipbuilding towns Towns like Lunenburg and Liverpool with preserved 18th- and 19th-century architecture.
- Lighthouses Iconic beacons along the rocky coastline, many still active.
- Coastal trails Walking and hiking paths along the shore, through woods and past bogs.
- Lobster pounds Seafood markets and holding tanks where live lobster is sold directly to the public.
- Seaside villages Small communities like Mahone Bay and Chester with colourful houses and craft shops.
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Rural Lunenburg and Queens, NS. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.