Lunenburg Nova Scotia Visitors' Menu

Lunenburg is alive! Check the following events that take place in and around Lunenburg.

Seafood

Sailing: Sail Lunenburg, 1-877-247-7075; Lunenburg Yacht Club, Herman’s Island, 902-634-3745
Dory races August 18, 2008
Bluenose II, 121 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 902-634-1963
Picton Castle, 188 Montague, Lunenburg, 902-634-9984
Sail Mahone Bay, 902-624-8864
Boat building/repair (traditional and modern)
Deep sea fishing and angling opportunities, fishing for mackerel off Lunenburg Waterfront (licenses at Lunenburg Pro Hardware)
Whale and seal watching: Lunenburg Whale Watching, 902-527-7175
Lobster boat tours: Lunenburg Lobsterman Tours, 1-866-705-3434

Genealogical research: South Shore Genealogical Society, Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg
Learning opportunities: arts, crafts, cooking, writing

Various sporting activities: bowling, camping, beachcombing
Bicycling: Bicycle Barn Bike Shop, Blue Rocks, 902-634-3426
emOcean Spa and Wellness Centre, 296 Lincoln Street, Lunenburg, 902-640-8484
Curling: Lunenburg Curling Club
Lunenburg Swimming Pool, 902-634-4499
RV camping: Board of Trade Campground, Lunenburg, May 1 to October 31, 1-888-615-8305; Little Lake, Route 3, Center
Sixteen beaches within a half-hour’s drive

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Interesting funky and upscale stores featuring: cookware and gourmet foods, antiques, art, used books, kites, metal work, folk art, jewelry, wrought iron, Mi’qmac and Inuit items, quilts, rubber art stamps, handmade books; wooden, nautical, and hand-sewn items; and new, used, or consignment clothes and accessories
Lunenburg architecture preserved from the 1700s/1800s, including the Lunenburg bump, a unique feature from Scotland
St. John’s Church and Restoration, Lunenburg, 902-634-4994

Summer Opera Festival, June 20-21, 2008
Lunenburg Festival of Crafts, July 11-13, 2008 (juried)
Boxwood Music Festival and Workshops, July 19-25, 2008 (flute)
Paint Sea on Site and Silent Auction, July 26-27, 2008 (70 artists painting for two days)
Folk Art Festival, August 3, 2008, 12 – 4 p.m. (local folk art)
Folk Harbour Festival, August 7-10, 2008 (music)
Lunenburg Waterfront Seafood Festival, September 12 - 14, 2008
Art Gallery Association of Lunenburg Gallery Hops, July 12-13, August 2-3, 2008
Lunenburg Art Gallery Juried Show, October, 2008
Newfie Days, October 10-12, 2008
Once Upon A Lunenburg Christmas, November 28-30, 2008
Christmas Parlour House Tour, December 2008
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic, 68 Bluenose Drive, Lunenburg, 1-866-579-4909
Knaut Rhuland Home Museum, 125 Pelham Street, Lunenburg, 902-634-3498
Halifax and Southwester Railway Museum, 150 Victoria Road, Lunenburg, 634-3184
Gracious accommodations to fit all lifestyles: B&Bs, Inns, motels, hotels, and housekeeping units
Restaurants: Everything to please every palate, from the freshest of seafood to fine gourmet dining to ethnic cuisine to sweets and savories to comfort food to organic food
Farmers’ Market, every Thursday mornings, 8 to 12

Kayaking, East Coast Outfitters, 617 Main Street, Mahone Bay, 902-852-2567
Hiking trails. Lunenburg has several walking trails/routes. Trail maps: www.trailtc.ns.ca or www.trails.gov.ns.ca
Birding: (The South Shore is on the spring and fall migratory paths for several species), McLeod Bird and Nature Tours, Shelburne, 902-875-1032; Nova Scotia Bird Society, Halifax
Scuba diving: Contact Don Wilson at Top Mast Motel, Lunenburg
Walking tours of Lunenburg: guided, historic, night and day, (cemetery, town, lantern) May 1 through October 31: Eric Croft, Gray Line Lunenburg Town Walking Tours, 902-634-3848
Horse-drawn buggy rides: Lunenburg, Trot in Time, Basil Oickle, Lunenburg Waterfront, Bluenose Drive, 902-634-8917
Golf: Bluenose Golf Club, Lunenburg, 902-634-4260; Osprey Ridge, Bridgewater, 902-543-6666
Tennis: Lunenburg Tennis Club, 902-634-9288
The Ovens Natural Park, 902-766-4621
Motorcycle rallies
Plant nurseries
Scenic Drives: Blue Rocks, First and Second Peninsula, and the LaHave River
Mahone Bay—three churches
Wildlife: deer, eagles, herons, migrating birds, bear, osprey, seals, whales, sea birds, sea turtles, etc.
Spectacular fall foliage
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Kejimkujik Seaside Adjunct