Halifax Citadel

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 29, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel |

  This is an outstanding example of the a National Historic Site.  It is beautiful, well maintained and the programming is excellent.  We did the self guided adventure tour ( no additional costs) and the kids became spies in the Citadel.  The comic book provides the back ground story and leads the children to all aspects of the fort to discover clues.  Upon our...

Point Pleasant Park

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 28, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel |

From the website: Point Pleasant Park lies on a rocky 75-hectare (185 acre) promontory jutting into the Atlantic Ocean at the eastern end of the Halifax peninsula, in Nova Scotia, Canada. This park has been a place of recreation for the citizens of Halifax since the city’s founding in 1749. Before that, it was a hunting, fishing, and ceremonial area for the...

Sherbroke Village

By Michelle Kempe on Sep 27, 2014 in Baby Maria, Cierra, Dad, Hailey, Kaatje, Kaelyn, Mom, Samantha (aka Hula Hoop), Tammy, Travel, Videos |

Sherbroke Village is located along the shores of the beautiful St. Mary’s River.  This quaint village depicts a typical Nova Scotian village from 1860 to pre-WW1. It took us close to four hours to explore this village with over  80 structures, 25 of which are open for viewing and demonstrations.   It is the largest Nova Scotia Museum site.   It even includes a old...