We received a call from a small group travelling to Nova Scotia this summer. Their request reflects what many travellers are looking for today. They wanted to see the landscape through the stories and guidance of someone who understands local land policies, history, geography, and could take them to some out of the way places. Our guide knew just where to take them.
You’re coming to Nova Scotia, and you’re interested in meeting some local folks, and perhaps having some conversations about what makes this place unique. You love being outdoors, perhaps landing in along the well-known Bay of Fundy at spots that provide you with an opportunity to take a photo that is not the usual “tourist” photo. Maybe you’ve heard about the delicious ciders and sparkling white wines or soft red wines that are produced in the Annapolis and Gaspereau Valleys of western Nova Scotia. Or, maybe someone you know made the suggestion that if you come to Nova Scotia, make sure that you taste the food, apples, or local produce that is available at local farm markets year-round in “the Valley".
What’s in a story? Storytelling is as old a practice as we have been communicating humans. It’s how we share what needs to be carried forward. We are launching a series of new storytelling itineraries and experiences for travellers to Nova Scotia, and locals who are looking for something different. In the company of a local, very experienced guide, you will be traveling to spots that most travellers don’t get to. You will travel to by backroads to viewpoints and culturally unique spots where history, beauty, and geography offer you opportunities to stop and walk on a beach along the Minas Basin shore. You’ll be provided with opportunities to sample food at small cafés and farm markets, and definitely stop for a taste of cider, wine at a rural family winery, or a local craft brew at a an artisan malt house or brewery - you choose where you would like to go, with the advice of your guide. Locally produced cheese, gelato, fresh apples, and local herb blends are standard fare that reflect the Acadian forest soils and Bay of Fundy terroir.
The promise of a slow travel, guided adventure for part of a day in the company of people who have lived here all their lives, know the geography and insider stories about the history of growing apples, Acadian settlement, and provide insights that are not part of a standard tour, is the promise. These are travel adventures meant to satisfy the curious, give you an opportunity to breathe Maritime air, and learn more about this region known for hundreds of years as Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral lands of the Mi’kmaq peoples, here in Kings County, the wild potato area of Sipekni’katik.
Each of these itineraries offers flexibility and customization. This is not a race to get somewhere fast. Rather, our guides are interested in having conversations with you, to learn what you are interested in, and to respond with stories and site visits that might meet your interests. We invite you to meet our guides, re-connect with the art of story, taking home more than just a story. You will leave with a heart filled with the need to return.
