Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic

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The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is in one of Canada’s largest "historic districts," incorporating much of LUNENBURG’S historic waterfront and buildings with a schooner, the Theresa E. Connor, and a trawler, the Cape Sable. Lunenburg has been closely associated with the fishing industry since the mid-18th century, and it was also an important shipbuilding centre. The museum complex interprets the history of Nova Scotia’s fishing industry through exhibits and demonstrations of traditional skills like lobster trap making and boat building. The museum and its associated historic buildings are open to the public from early June to mid-October.

Author DEBORAH WELCH and MICHAEL PAYNE


Links to Other Sites
Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic
The website for the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. Check out their webcam link to follow the progress of the reconstruction of the legendary Nova Scotian schooner Bluenose II.

Lunenburg by the Sea
This extensive resource about the history of Lunenburg includes a collection of historical illustrations, photographs, documents, maps and assorted artifacts. By the Nova Scotia Archives & Records Management and with assistance from Canadian Heritage, the National Archives of Canada and the Canadian Council of Archives.

Webcams broadcast Bluenose II reconstruction
A CTV News story about the rebuilding of the famous schooner Bluenose II in Lunenburg, NS.

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