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| Day 22 - Lunenburg, NS | ||
 This morning started off very foggy. |
 What a difference about eight hours made. The sun came out just before noon and it was sunny the rest of the day. |
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| Our scheduled tour was at the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. Another excellent choice by Adventure Caravans. | ||
 Our group was split in two to make it easier for the tour guides. The museum was loaded with very well made and informative displays. This display shows the three intersecting ocean currents and how they created what was once the premier cod fishing area in the world. |
 They had many excellent models showing the methods of fishing across the centuries. This is a mid 1600's French ship where the men are fishing with drop lines over the side. |
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 This is a model of the schooner Gertrude L Thebaud. These were used in the late 1800's and the early 1900's. There are 10 two-man dories stacked on the deck. These would be launched and the dories would fan out and fish for cod. At the end of the day they would return to the schooner with their catch. |
 Our guide explains all that was carried in a dory along with what the men wore when they went out in them. |
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 A fine catch of lobster.. whoops, it's only Ed and Ann Rzepka. |
 This is a memorial "Dedicated to all those who have gone down to the sea in ships and who have never returned". They have the years listed and the names of the men lost. The last year listed is 2004 when one fisherman was lost. |
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 Lunenburg has many old houses dating from the 1800's that have been beautifully restored. |
 And then there are some that are more colorful but not so beautiful. |
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 Downtown Lunenburg from across the harbor. |
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 This is St John's Anglican Church. It was first built between 1854 and 1863. In 2001 fire ravaged the church but with the financial support of many people and organizations, it was rebuilt to it's original splendor. |
 One of the downtown streets. |
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 This is the Lunenburg Academy. It was built in 1893 and was one of the finest academy's of its day. It is still used as an elementary school. It sits on a high hill in Lunenburg and is a very imposing structure. |
 Ed Rzepka took this and the following picture in the Blue Rocks area. They are excellent examples of the quaintness of the countryside around Lunenburg. |
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Click here for a Google map of above pictures. |
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