The Lunenburg old town area is a National Historic District and a World Heritage Site due to it's example of a British colonial settlement. It was founded in 1753 and it has continued to conserve many of the original houses. The fishing and shipbuilding industry brought prosperity to the town in the 19th century. The Lunenburg Academy shown below was constructed during this prosperity and offered quality education to the children of the well to do.
A local stopped me when he saw the MD license plate and asked where I lived in MD. It turns out he is also a Marylander and lives in Columbia, MD. He bought one the old homes here and lives here for 2 months in the summer, his place was beautiful.
Bluenose was a famous Canadian fishing and racing schooner built in Lunenburg in 1921. It was later replaced by the replica Bluenose II in 1963. Bluenose became an icon for Lunenburg and Canada, and an image of her is on the Canadian 10 cent coin. The picture below is the Bluenose II in the Lunenburg dry dock, it has deteriorated and is being dismantled, a few pieces will be used for a new replica that has been funded by the Canadian government and scheduled for completion in several years. The name bluenose originated as a nick-name for Nova Scotians from as early as the late 18th century.
Pics, Lunenburg harbor, Lunenburg Academy, pretty houses and dismantling of the Bluenose II
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