Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Part 2

July 13, 2016

Annapolis Royal Historical Gardens

The Annapolis Royal Historical Gardens is a 10-acre park featuring a various types of gardens found in the area since the 1600s.          Replica of a thatched-roof Acadian cottage

        Driftwood, at least 60 years old, from the nearby Bay of Fundy

        Smoke tree

        Varieties of heather

        A less-structured area of the gardens

                           Delphiniums

        Aster hybrid

        Heritage apples

        Clematis

Fort Anne National Historic Site

The site now known as Fort Anne National Historic Site has was first fortified in 1629 by Scottish settlers.  French and English have occupied it since.  It was Canada’s first national historic site.  Its museum includes a tapestry, 18 by 8 feet, depicting 400 years of Fort Anne’s history.

This horrible photo from the site shows the layout of Fort Anne.

Gunpowder magazine, from 1708

Cannon at Fort Anne.

Around Town

Two other scenes in Annapolis Royal struck us:

A Tankook whaler, under construction.  These double-ended work boats developed in Nova Scotia around 1860.  And

            the Annapolis Royal lighthouse