Spiritual beings have no physical form, so they are unable to use vocal cords to speak audibly. They are made up of energy so they need to connect with something that can increase their own power to help them telepathically manipulate items or people. Types of energy-using items can be found in most paranormal investigators […]
St. Margaret’s Bay Peggy’s Cove is a fishing community located south of Halifax on the eastern side of St. Margaret’s Bay where it meets the Atlantic Ocean. The bay itself was named after Samuel de Champlain’s (1567-1635) mother Marguerite (Le Roy) Champlain. Samuel was a cartographer, and the bay, indicated on his 1612 map, shows […]
Accessible only by boat, McNabs Island in Nova Scotia is about a 20 to 30 minute trip from downtown Halifax and is part of a larger Provincial Park that includes the Lawlor Islands as well. The 400 hectare, 5 kilometer long island is a popular destination for hikers with 18 kilometers of trails, an abandoned […]
Who were the Vikings? The Germanic people living in Scandinavia were referred to as “Viking” and “Norse” interchangeably in ancient Europe. But the difference between the two is their occupations. The Norse were full-time traders where Vikings were warriors lead by Jarl, a Norse or Danish chief, or people of noble birth. Vikings were mainly […]
To get to Minister’s Island in Passamaquoddy Bay near St. Andrews, New Brunswick you have to take a short, one-kilometer drive or walk across a stretch of ocean floor that’s exposed for just a few hours every day at low tide. A national historical site, the 490-acre island is best known as the summer home […]
The Capitol Theatre, Moncton, NB This entertainment venue was built in 1922 to attract traveling vaudeville acts. It was built in an opera house style and had a smaller auditorium on the second level at the rear known as the Empress Theatre. Ripley’s Believe it or Not featured the theatre because of its unique design […]
The history of use at LPSU Hall can be traced back to 1789 where it was the location of the first Congregationalist Church in Newfoundland. The original structure stood in the heart of downtown St. John’s until 1817 when it was destroyed by one of the many fires that revenged the town. It was rebuilt […]
Early People A significant archeological find in 1966 allowed Twillingate the ability to trace its area history back 3500 years to the Archaic Maritime Indians. The Maritime Archaics name comes from the two words: “Archaic“, which refers to an the hunting and gathering way of life and “Maritime” for the important role that the sea […]
Construction on Christ Church Anglican Cathedral started in 1845 in Fredericton, New Brunswick and the was officially done and consecrated seven years later. Known for Gothic Revival architecture, the National Historical Site was modelled after St. Mary’s Church in Snettisham, Norfolk. The imposing stone structure features elaborately carved archways and bright stained-glass windows designed by […]
Nicolas Denys In 1653, a Royal Decree from France, granted an area of land lying along the coast from Canso Straight, NS up to Cap-des-Rosiers, QC, to Nicolas Denys (1603-1688). Nicolas was granted the title of governor and lieutenant of the king, of the region. He was the son of Jacques Denys, Sieur de la […]