Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 902-485-4972; 71 Front St; admission $5; 10am-6pm Mon-Sat)
In the old train station,
this museum explores the area's fishing heritage. Exhibits include strange sea creatures
and the spiffy
Silver Bullet,
an early-1930s lobster boat.
Festivals & Events
Pictou Landing First Nation Powwow
CULTURE
( 902-752-4912; 1st weekend Jun)
Across the Pictou Harbour (a 25-minute drive
through New Glasgow), this annual powwow features sunrise ceremonies, drumming and
craft demonstrations. Camping and food are available on-site; it's strictly alcohol and
drug free.
Lobster Carnival
FOOD
( 902-485-5150;
www.townofpictou.ca
;
mid-Jul)
Begun in 1934 as the Carnival of the
Fisherfolk, this four-day event now offers free entertainment, boat races and lots of
chances to feast on lobster.
Hector Festival
MUSIC
( 902-485-8848;
www.decostecentre.ca
;
mid-Aug)
Free daily outdoor concerts, Highland
dancing and piping competitions, and a
Hector
landing reenactment.
Sleeping & Eating
Pictou is no culinary center, but there are some excellent dining options 20km away in
New Glasgow. Plenty of pub-food and fish-and-chip-style joints line the waterfront and
main drags.
Caribou/Munroes Island
Provincial Park
CAMPGROUND $
( 902-485-6134;
www.parks.gov.ns.ca
;
2119 Three Brooks Rd; campsites $24)
Less than 5km
from Pictou, this park is set on a gorgeous beach. Sites 1 to 22 abut the day-use area and
are less private; sites 78 to 95 are gravel and suited for RVs. The rest are wooded and
private.
Pictou Lodge
HOTEL $$$
( 888-662-7484, 902-485-4322;
www.pictoulodge.com
;
172 Lodge Rd, off Braeshore Rd;
r/cottages from $109/159;
)
This atmospheric 1920s resort is on more than 60 hec-
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