Nova Scotia - Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island - page 103

45-minute walking tours are led from the tourist office daily from mid-June through
August.
SOUTH SHORE
This is Nova Scotia's most visited coastline and it's here you'll find all those quintessen-
tial lighthouses, protected forested coves with white beaches, and plenty of fishing vil-
lages turned tourist towns. The area from Halifax to Lunenburg is cottage country for the
city's elite and is quite popular with day-tripping tourists and locals. Hwy 3 - labeled the
'Lighthouse Route' by tourism officials - can be slow as a result. Take this scenic route
if you're not pressed for time and want to check out antique shops or artisans' wares en
route. Travel times can be halved by taking Hwy 103 directly to the closest exit for your
destination.
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Chester
Established in 1759, the tiny town of Chester has today become a choice spot for well-to-
do Americans and Haligonians to have a summer home. It's had a colorful history as the
haunt of pirates and Prohibition-era bathtub-gin smugglers and it keeps its color today
via the many artists' studios about town. There's a large regatta in the tranquil harbor in
mid-August.
Sights & Activities
Lordly House Museum MUSEUM
( 902-275-3842; 133 Central St; 10am-4pm Tue-Sat Jun-Sep) A fine example of
Georgian architecture from 1806, the Lordly House Museum has three period rooms il-
lustrating 19th-century upper-class life and Chester history. The museum is also an
artists' studio.
Tancook Island ISLAND
This island (population 190) is a 45-minute ferry ride from Chester's government wharf
(round-trip $5.50, four services daily Monday to Friday, two daily on weekends). Walk-
ing trails crisscross the island. Settled by Germans and French Huguenots in the early