Fort Point Lighthouse and Park
A visit to Fort Point Lighthouse and Park, in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, on the River Mersey. Liverpool is a little piece of heaven on the South Shore, with plenty to see and do. A visit to the lighthouse is a must. In the summer months souvenirs, arts and crafts are sold from the shop within the lighthouse. Climb to the top to enjoy the view, sound the horn. Take in the many historical photographs inside, listen to the stories told by the lighthouse attendant.
Outside the lighthouse there are many storyboards giving an account of the area's history, including much about the famous privateers, pirates licensed by the Crown to plunder American shipping. How times have changed! At the time of this video, the plants were just beginning to come into their own. In the height of the summer the gardens are alive with roses and other flowers. Locals are friendly and chatty, always happy to welcome and engage visitors in conversation. Like all of the South Shore of Nova Scotia, it is never crowded. The park here is one of the best spots for a lazy picnic.
LUNCH AT THE LIGHTHOUSE - Fort Point, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Lane's Privateer Inn operate a gift shop and lunch menu at Fort Point Lighthouse in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Unpack your wooden picnic box in the scenic park setting, and afterwards climb up the lighthouse to hand crank the foghorn!
Fort Point Lighthouse
View from the top of the Fort Point lighthouse in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada
Liverpool Nova Scotia Canada 2017
This was the second Liverpool we have visited. The first being the home of The Beatles. Liverpool, Nova Scotia is also at the mouth of the Mersey River. During our visit, we explored the Fort Point Lighthouse Park. The lighthouse is situated in a tranquil setting that overlooks the Mersey River as it enters the Atlantic Ocean. The plaques in the park describe a very interesting history of the privateering that originated from this port. American ships were a favorite target. Music is “On My Way Home” by the 126ers.
Drone Flight of Lahave Lighthouse & Fort Point Museum, Nova Scotia, Canada (#NSLighthouseProject)
#NSLighthouseProject: Lahave Lighthouse, at the Fort Point Museum, Lunenburg County.
The Lahave Lighthouse was first built in 1875 and served the area until 1954, when it was demolished & replaced by a skeletal tower.
The early lightkeepers at Fort Point lived in a dwelling attached to the light tower, but in 1940 a separate house was built. This structure remains standing today, and after the creation of the Lunenburg County Historical Society in 1969, it was converted into the Fort Point Museum.
In 1990, a small square pyramidal tower, similar in design to many throughout Nova Scotia, was built in memory of the 1875 La Have Lighthouse. As Fort Point Museum grew, a larger facility was needed, and a more substantial lighthouse, based on the original La Have Lighthouse, was added.
Our video & photos of the beacon were shot in March 2016.
Fort Point Lighthouse, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
Took this video on June 4, 2010.
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Road To Liverpool
Travelling towards Liverpool, Nova Scotia. We stop at LaHave. Then we look around in the town area of Liverpool; including the old Liverpool Town Hall (now the Sherman Hines Museum of Photography). We stop by at the Fort Point Lighthouse - the third oldest surviving lighthouse in Nova Scotia. Finally, we end along the Mersey River and the Morton House Inn Bed & Breakfast.
Music: Jason Shaw @ audionautix.com
Savour the Taste of Nova Scotia in Liverpool & Area, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Our Journey Together. Milton, Nova Scota
Christs Disciples Church, Milton, Nova Scotia
Getting the church ready for the move. From the last service to the church sitting in the parking lot.
Carter's Beach - Nova Scotia's Caribbean Getaway:)
While on our Summer's roadtrip around the coast of Nova Scotia the girls and I stumbled upon a hidden gem, perhaps simply the most beautiful beach in all of Nova Scotia. Made up of soft white sand and crystal clear water Carter's Beach, Port Mouton in Queens County is a place you should visit for sure. Sand dollars by the buckets are waiting for you:)
Fimed
August 2016
Liverpool NS - Featuring Andy and Ariana
Video by: Eric Jollymore
Driving around Liverpool Novascotia
Incredibly detailed 19th-century maps sought by Nova Scotia heritage groups
A group of historians in Nova Scotia are asking people to scour their attics and basements on a map quest for some very old charts created in the late 1800s by an American named Ambrose Finson Church. Church was mysterious man rumoured to have deserted the U.S. army in the throes of that country's civil war.
Fort Anne, NS
Parks Day 2010
Privateer Days Liverpool Nova Scotia - Letter of Marque Geocaching Event 2011
The letter of marque and one piece of Silver - Liverpool NS.
The area now known as Liverpool, became a popular location for privateers ever since Champlain intercepted captain Rossignol engaging in fur-trade back in early 17th century.
A Letter of Marque was the only thing differentiating a privateer and a pirate. The letter was authorization from the government allowing ships to cruise the seaways for enemy ships and to confiscate any prizes as payment- or simply a legal form of piracy.
Liverpool became a popular location for American privateers during the American revolution. It wasn't until the war of 1812 that the town had fortified itself and had it's own fleet of privateers to compete with larger ports such as Halifax.
Today, Privateers Days is a summer festival where costumed reenactments take place along the town streets of Liverpool.
My trip to Liverpool had two goals; log 16k of running and to attend the geocaching event at Lane's Privateer Inn.
I missed the Privateer 5 miler road race the week before and I really wanted to run the route. I got to town early and started out along main street. The route along the Mersey river was peaceful and quiet. After my first lap, I decided to repeat the route, but take on the Trestle Trail. This is a small section of rail that was converted to a multiple purpose trail. The trail included crossing the Mersey River using the converted train bridge. The bridge pivoted at the middle back in the era where seafaring ships would travel up river and load lumber from the nearby community of Milton.
Once I was done running, I visited the tourist information building located at Centennial park for a quick stop chat with the staff, and to rinse off. The weather during my visit was very warm summer day and this poor body wasn't used to the heat.
The walk across the blue bridge back to Lane's Privateers Inn took a little longer than expected. By this time the event had already started. I walked inside and proceeded to the bar area where I was given a letter of Marque, a reproduction map to Liverpool from the early 1800s and a piece of silver to make it official that I was a privateer for the day while in LIverpool.
I walked over to the Hank Snow museum. This was the old train station. There was a Geocache. Inside the container were tickets where I picked one. I had to return the ticket to the event base in order to win a custom-made hiking staff.
Looking at my watch I had to hurry to Fort Point lighthouse in order to catch the reenactment of the American revolutionaries storming the port and the British militia pushing them back. However I was a few minutes late and only caught the final blasts from the antique rifles from that era.
Over 100 people attended this event. Hopefully we will see this event as a yearly feature as part of festival.
There are a number of geocaches that you can find or use was points of interest. I've highlighted a few that hopefully will offer you a great walking tour of the town.
A Rememberable View -N 44° 02.452 W 064° 43.055
Trestle Trail -N 44° 02.555 W 064° 43.824
Fort Point Light N 44° 02.648 W 064° 42.469
Perkins HouseN 44° 02.392 W 064° 42.723
Link to the Garmin Connect track file
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White Point Beach Resort - a great year-round Nova Scotia destination
Open year-round, White Point Beach Resort's cottages, guest rooms and vacation homes are perfect for family getaways, weddings and reunions as well as meetings and conventions. Surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, savour Taste of Nova Scotia inspired menus paired with wines, craft beer and spirits from here and around the world.
While May - October days are filled with time on the beach and out on the lake, winters are enjoyed outside too, but there's always a warm and welcoming crackling fire to curl up beside. With special events and festivities always being offered, there really is a reason to come to White Point in every season.
We've been welcoming folks from around the world since 1928, and look forward to seeing you soon!
Visit whitepoint.com for more details!
White Point's onsite facilities include:
- 1 km (3/4 mile) beach
- Indoor pool, hot tub and sauna
- Games Room & Kids' Zone
- In-house Movies, Board Games
- Complimentary recreation programs and activities (daily in July/Aug & on holidays, on weekends throughout year)
- Live Nova Scotia entertainment in the Founder's Lounge (daily in July/Aug & on holidays, weekends throughout the year)
- Boathouse on a freshwater lake with canoes, paddleboats, kayaks & bicycles
- Outdoor saltwater pool (Open June - October)
- Playground
- Woodland & Coastal Walking Trails
- Theme Weekends, special events with complimentary events offered year-round
- Dining Room
- Conference Centre
- Guestrooms, cottages, vacation homes
- onsite vegetable garden and greenhouse
- bird watching (endangered species Piping Plover nests here April - August)
Also onsite:
- Ocean Spa
- Rossignol Surf Shop offering Lessons June - August
- Surf Board, Wet Suit and Standup Paddle Board rentals available from the Boathouse
- White Point Gift Shop featuring more than 65 local artists
- White Point Golf Club (Donald J Ross design, 9 hole)
- Year-round Fishing Guide
Nearby:
- Kejimkujik National Park, Seaside
- Summerville Provincial Beach, Beach Meadows Beach
- Queens County Museum, Sipuke'l Gallery, Hank Snow Country Music Centre, Rossignol Cultural Centre, Fort Point Lighthouse Park, Milton Blacksmith Shop
- Productions and Concerts at the Astor Theatre
- Queens Place Emera Centre
- Concrete Creations - a magnificent collection of concrete works of art by Ivan Higgins amongst the gardens. Located at Cosby's Garden Centre, Liverpool
- Liverpool Shops and Restaurants, Art Galleries and more
Liverpool, Nova Scotia
This quaint seaside village is worth a visit on a roadtrip along the Lighthouse Trail in Nova Scotia.
Dieses entzückende Dorf am Meer ist einen Besuch wert auf einer Reise entlang des Lighthouse Trails in Nova Scotia.
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Driving in Liverpool town Nova scotia [HD]
Fort Point Skipping
Fort Point, LaHave, Nova Scotia
Found a rope
Skipping in the sand
Piper the Pekin Duck