Just curious to know if there is anyone else from Nova Scotia on the board 
I’m from Mayes County which isn’t far from Adair County, which BrassBlower told me Nova Scotia is in Adair County, but I can’t find it on the map of Adair County, so I think he may not know what he’s talking about.
I’ll be a very temporary one over the US Memorial Day weekend… taking the Scotia Prince to Yarmouth, and spending 2 nights in Digby.
LArk, I am a wannabe Bluenoser…Nova Scotia is one wonderful place to be.
liz
Ah. I thought maybe you were asking if any of us were in the habit of kissing up to our Nordic bosses, but I see I was wrong. . . Carry on.
What is the source of the name “Bluenoser” in this context anyway?
Well there are two ideas about the origin of the name
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the less popular is that when people first came to Nova Scotia, they brought with them a type of potato that has a blue nub. Then when Nova Scotians went to upper Canada during a particularly cold winter (legends says that is snowed for 12 months, but I doubt that) they brought there potatoes that helped feed the people around them.
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is that often Nova Scotia’s fishermen would fish in the cold and weather, and their nose would get slight frostbite, making it blue. This is the popular explanation as it paints the hardworking, noble character I think that NS’s people would like to associate them selves with.
Any who, I think the name really became well known as a nick name for Nova Scotians with the naming of the Blue Nose schooner in 1921. Which can be found on the back of the Canadian dime.
This is the Blue Nose II or III
My nose is growing numb just thinking about it. Blue taters. Is that like ube? Of course ube is purple.
Hi Lark, another wanna-be here. My body is in Ontario, but my heart is in Cape Breton NS, Glace Bay to be specific. Someday the two shall meet up again!
Cheryl
Cheryl. from one wannabe to another..I would be in Cape Breton too, possibly Ingonish, but then, that is too far from Mabou where a little roadside diner has the absolute best apple crisp ever tasted anywhere.
-Didn’t the original Bluenose wipe the eye of competition in
cod-schooner races? -Lurking Lunenburgers, salt bankers,- please advise!
This URL gives a history of the “Bluenose” schooner and her achievements:
The Bluenose is also the name of the ferry that runs from Bar Harbor to NS.
I have only been to NS twice. Some friends had relatives in Scots Bay, which is on the Bay of Fundy. We were never there for a big tidal bore, but it’s impressive even when the tide changes “only” 20 feet.
By pure serendipity I was in Halifax for the total eclipse that was featured in “You’re so vain.” The sun went out in the middle of the day, but it stayed up till 11 that night. Way cool, and I’m gonna make damn sure my little one sees NS when she’s old enough to appreciate it.
-Passing through Nova Scotia many years ago, my travel companion was skeptical a place called Musquodoboit existed. We were mosquito bit, and she thought she was being spoofed. Its really there!
Yes there is a Musquodoboit, however it’s pronounced “Muss-ke-dob-it”, so there isan’t a constant reminder of the mosquito other then the bites.
Some other interesting place names in Nova Scotia:
-Lower Economy
-Pugwash
-Shag Harbour
-Meat Cove
-Tatamagouche (a fun one to say)
-Urbania
-Cape Sable Island (seem confused about what it is, a cape or a Island)
-Kajimkujik (this is the most fun to hear out of towners say)
-WhiteHead (teens know about this)
-Ecum Secum (instead of saying “go to Timbuktu!“, we would say “go to Ecum Secum!”)
-Mushaboom
For those wanting to visit some famous places, but can’t afford to travel far, we have:
-Trafalgar
-Ohio
-Ohio (no, no typo, there are two of them)
-Upper/lower Ohio (yes, three, and this one is split in two to make fore)
-Ireland (sorry, the resemblance stops at the name)
-Cleveland (strangely, not in one of the Ohios)
-Florence
-Overton (about as close as I’m going to get to one)
Or if you wish to make a religious pilgrimage:
-Goshen
-Marie Joseph
-bible hill
-St. Bernard
Ok, let’s open this up so the Atlantic provinces Is there anyone on the board from New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland, or Nova Scotia?
One of my best friends is from Nova Scotia. I went with him to visit some of his old friends. It was one of the best weeks of my life. The Valley was especially beautiful (he grew up in New Minas so we spent a few days in that area).
I can’t wait to go back again. Might even move there someday.
A.J.
-Crossing Prince Edward Island in 1979, locals told us PEI stood for Poverty Every Inch. The mainland connection then was the ferry across from NB, and the local economy did seem low, even before some of the cod fishery dive. -Has Confederation Bridge picked up the PEI economy some?
Its funny how names get around, Digby is the Name of a town in Yorkshire just a few miles from where I live(ed).
What is the source of the name “Bluenoser” in this context anyway?
I sometimes use a word about certain people, its Brown-nose, although iam not sure it can be used in the same context. 
Nova Scotia sounds like my kind of place! Am I blind or is that the Union Flag flying on the hill above the Blue nose in the picture??
Well I’ve not been to PEI since the mid 90’s but from what I understand, there has been growth in the tourist trade, with the continuation of potato exports, despite of some blights, as well as other sundries. A lot of that growth happened before the link, but a lot has happened as well after. So, I would say not as poor as she was, but not rich yet
Yes, that is the union jack on the flag on the hill, it is historical site that recreates the citadel as it was some time ago :- ) they regularly have pipers (highland pipes) and drummers etc. it’s a site to see
Hi Lark,
I’m not from Nova Scotia, although in Newfoundland I’m not that far removed. Unfortunately I haven’t spent that much time in Nova Scotia, (although I have spent excessive amounts of time sitting around Halifax airport) but my girlfriend tells me the Annapolis Valley is definately the place to visit when things are in full bloom and that there are these wonderful things in Wolfville called “Scott’s Skins” that the rest of the world is missing out on.
All the best,
Wes