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Midnight Donut Crawl: Gottingen Street’s Sugar-Lit Stroll

Gear up for Halifax’s Midnight Donut Crawl on Gottingen Street—a neon-lit, sugar-dusted night walk packed with quirky Vandal rings, vegan options, live music pauses, transit tips and community-minded hacks from first bite to final crumb.

Fogbound Echoes: Halifax’s Bedford Basin Ghost-Ship Legends

Explore Halifax’s Bedford Basin as phantom oars, spectral pirates, and a 1934 sea-monster sighting meet archival evidence, interactive maps, and safety tips for your own mist-shrouded adventure.

Capture Fundy’s Fleeting Tidal Waterfalls: A Field Guide

A field-tested guide to timing, photographing, and respecting the Bay of Fundy’s 60-minute tidal waterfalls, complete with lunar planning, gear lists, safety checks, and cultural context.

Yarmouth’s Secret Tide-Powered Mill Lurking Under the Docks

Explore Yarmouth’s waterfront at low tide to uncover granite clues of a forgotten 200-year-old tidal mill, family-friendly trails, STEM twists, and local flavors that blend past ingenuity with today’s coastal adventure.

Plant Like a Loyalist: Ancestral Kitchen Garden Secrets

Revive the 1780s Loyalist kitchen garden in your own yard or museum visit with heirloom seeds, four-bed layouts, and hands-on tips straight from Annapolis Royal’s fog-lifted potagers.

Mapping Mudsnail Bioturbation: Low-Tide Secrets at Ingonish Outer Beach

Explore Ingonish Outer Beach at spring low tide and discover how bustling mudsnails, mapped with a simple one-metre grid, reveal hidden stories of sediment health, coastal resilience and family-friendly citizen science.

Spring Tide Secrets: Explore Grand Narrows Energy Research Tour

Discover how a spring-tide research tour beneath Cape Breton’s Grand Narrows Bridge blends hands-on science, cultural storytelling and moon-powered energy that could light 1,000 local homes.

Inside Barrington River’s 1920s Lobster Pound Engineering Secrets

Explore Barrington River’s 1920s stone-and-spruce lobster pounds—ingenious tidal engineering that fueled Nova Scotia’s economy, guides modern sustainability, and now lures visitors tracing family and culinary heritage.

Grand Desert Beach Goose Migration: When, Where, How

Plan the ultimate fall goose-watch at Grand Desert Beach with peak-week timing, stroller-friendly trails, tide-synced photo tricks and low-impact conservation pointers—all in one guide.

Pelagic Seabird Mastershots: Annapolis Bay Ferry Field Guide

Step aboard the Digby–Saint John ferry for a two-hour pelagic shootout where shearwaters, gannets and puffins skim the wake within frame-filling reach.

Tusket Falls Long-Exposure: Which ND Filter Nails Silky Water?

Master dreamy long-exposure shots at Tusket Falls with the right ND filter, insider bridge vantage, seasonal timing tips and Leave-No-Trace know-how—all in one quick-read guide.

Minas Basin 2024 Solar Eclipse: Tidal Skies Await

Plan your April 8 2024 Minas Basin eclipse with insider viewpoints, kid-safe parking, ISO eye gear, tide and cloud tactics, and pro-level photo tips in one guide.

How Mathews Channel Currents Steer Scallop Larval Drift

Explore how Mathews Channel’s eight-knot tide race steers billions of scallop larvae—and see the current maps, fuel-saving drag tactics, and sustainability insights that could define your next harvest.

Surf Upstream: Tidal Bore Thrills on Cornwallis River

Experience the Bay of Fundy’s reverse-wave phenomenon on the Cornwallis River with our insider guide to tide windows, launch spots, gear hacks and eco-friendly thrills.

When 1940s Midsummer Ceilidhs Brightened Halifax’s North End

Step back to 1943 Halifax’s North End, where wartime ceilidhs blended fiddle reels, ration-stretching oatcakes and communal grit—and follow our map, set lists and research tips to keep those midsummer echoes dancing today.

Accessible Birding Bliss at Frog Pond Boardwalk Platforms

Discover Frog Pond’s accessible 1.4-km boardwalk loop, complete with curb-free parking, wheelchair-friendly viewing platforms, and a season-by-season birding guide just 15 minutes from downtown Halifax.

Oyster Skiff Reconstruction Methods Inside Port Dufferin’s Heritage Boatshop

Step into Port Dufferin’s heritage boatshop where century-old oyster skiffs are reborn with modern tools, sustainable timber, hands-on visitor workshops, and a July launch you won’t want to miss.

House-Hunting Hermits: Sandy Cove Low-Tide Crab Home Survey

Join Sandy Cove’s low-tide citizen survey this Sunday to count hermit crabs, collect real data, and learn family-friendly tips for safe, eco-smart tide-pool exploring.

Dartmouth Seaweed Foraging: Elevate Your Chinook Salmon Pairings

Discover how to forage Dartmouth’s coastal dulse and kelp, follow Nova Scotia’s rules, and elevate cedar-planked Chinook salmon into an eco-friendly, umami-rich feast.

When Purcell’s Cove Glows: Your Guide to Bioluminescent Plankton

Discover when and how to witness Purcell’s Cove’s rare bioluminescent plankton, complete with moon-phase timing, launch spots, family safety checks, low-light photo settings, and stewardship tips to keep Nova Scotia’s sea fireflies glowing.

Makers & Music: Acadian Goéland Bread at Pelletier Homestead

Learn to bake briny goéland bread, join fiddle-filled workshops on Yarmouth’s Acadian shores, and carry home starter, stories, and a shoreline soundtrack.

How River Power Revolutionized Nova Scotia’s 18th-Century Gristmills

Explore the Lequille River’s historic gristmills, where colonial ingenuity, evolving water-wheel tech and modern micro-hydro meet in a journey from river to renewable power you can visit, model and teach.

Catch the Clang: Lunenburg’s Auction Bell Fish-Market Technique

From the first brassy clang on Lunenburg’s UNESCO wharf to buttery haddock on your plate, discover how this historic auction bell still guides fresh buys, local lore and eco-smart seafood adventures.

Discover Plover Patrols: Family-Friendly Volunteering at West Petpeswick

Join West Petpeswick’s Plover Patrol for a family-friendly beach day that safeguards endangered chicks, equips you with simple leave-no-trace tips, and turns a two-hour stroll into real conservation impact.

Spring Eelgrass Revival: Starr’s Point Restoration Monitoring Updates

Discover how community scientists, Indigenous partners and Fundy tides are reviving eelgrass at Starr’s Point, cutting erosion, boosting fish nurseries and offering volunteer slots, data downloads and no-anchor maps.

Tusket Islands Foghorn: An Audio-Photo Voyage Through Mist

Chart a safer course through Nova Scotia’s fog-shrouded Tusket Islands, capture Candlebox Island’s century-old horn in photo and audio, and download free field recordings, travel tips, and STEM resources in this immersive guide.

Join Us at the COANS Fall Meetings on December 14th – Celebrating Our Achievements Together!

Embrace the Beauty of Fall Camping in Nova Scotia

East Coast RV Trip Features Family, Food And A Few Bumps -Nova Scotia And Prince Edward Island Offer Plenty Of Opportunities For Both Relaxation And Fun

From cosey and quiet lakeside sites to wilderness retreats, from family campgrounds to large RV Resorts,

Campground Owners Association of Nova Scotia holds Open Meeting and AGM in Halifax

From cosey and quiet lakeside sites to wilderness retreats, from family campgrounds to large RV Resorts,

Lee declared post-tropical as it approaches southwestern Nova Scotia

From cosey and quiet lakeside sites to wilderness retreats, from family campgrounds to large RV Resorts,

Canadian Camping and RV Council to Hold Risk Management for Campgrounds Summit This October

From cosey and quiet lakeside sites to wilderness retreats, from family campgrounds to large RV Resorts,

Mandatory evacuation order issued for campground near Mahone Bay due to flooding

From cosey and quiet lakeside sites to wilderness retreats, from family campgrounds to large RV Resorts,

RV and Camping Industry News

Midnight Donut Crawl: Gottingen Street’s Sugar-Lit Stroll

Fogbound Echoes: Halifax’s Bedford Basin Ghost-Ship Legends

Capture Fundy’s Fleeting Tidal Waterfalls: A Field Guide

Yarmouth’s Secret Tide-Powered Mill Lurking Under the Docks

Plant Like a Loyalist: Ancestral Kitchen Garden Secrets

Mapping Mudsnail Bioturbation: Low-Tide Secrets at Ingonish Outer Beach

Spring Tide Secrets: Explore Grand Narrows Energy Research Tour

Inside Barrington River’s 1920s Lobster Pound Engineering Secrets

Grand Desert Beach Goose Migration: When, Where, How

Pelagic Seabird Mastershots: Annapolis Bay Ferry Field Guide

Tusket Falls Long-Exposure: Which ND Filter Nails Silky Water?

Minas Basin 2024 Solar Eclipse: Tidal Skies Await

How Mathews Channel Currents Steer Scallop Larval Drift

Surf Upstream: Tidal Bore Thrills on Cornwallis River

When 1940s Midsummer Ceilidhs Brightened Halifax’s North End

Accessible Birding Bliss at Frog Pond Boardwalk Platforms

Oyster Skiff Reconstruction Methods Inside Port Dufferin’s Heritage Boatshop

House-Hunting Hermits: Sandy Cove Low-Tide Crab Home Survey

Dartmouth Seaweed Foraging: Elevate Your Chinook Salmon Pairings

When Purcell’s Cove Glows: Your Guide to Bioluminescent Plankton

Makers & Music: Acadian Goéland Bread at Pelletier Homestead

How River Power Revolutionized Nova Scotia’s 18th-Century Gristmills

Catch the Clang: Lunenburg’s Auction Bell Fish-Market Technique

Discover Plover Patrols: Family-Friendly Volunteering at West Petpeswick

Spring Eelgrass Revival: Starr’s Point Restoration Monitoring Updates

Tusket Islands Foghorn: An Audio-Photo Voyage Through Mist

Join Us at the COANS Fall Meetings on December 14th – Celebrating Our Achievements Together!

Embrace the Beauty of Fall Camping in Nova Scotia

East Coast RV Trip Features Family, Food And A Few Bumps -Nova Scotia And Prince Edward Island Offer Plenty Of Opportunities For Both Relaxation And Fun

Campground Owners Association of Nova Scotia holds Open Meeting and AGM in Halifax

Lee declared post-tropical as it approaches southwestern Nova Scotia

Canadian Camping and RV Council to Hold Risk Management for Campgrounds Summit This October

Mandatory evacuation order issued for campground near Mahone Bay due to flooding

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