Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.
Aerial photo of Lunenburg
Colourful storefronts and signs lure tourists for visits
Lunenburg waterfront with Fisheries Museum, Bluenose II and Cape Sable
Nova Scotia is a province in the Maritimes region of Canada, located on the nation's east coast. With an estimated population of over 1 million as of 2026, Nova Scotia is the most populous province in
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
…Lunenburg () is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia. Historically, Lunenburg's economy relied…
Mi'kmaq family in Tuft's Cove, 1871. The Mi'kmaq inhabited Nova Scotia when the first Europeans arrived.
Expulsion of the Acadians in Grand-Pré. More than 80 per cent of the Acadian population was expelled from the region between 1755 and 1764.
1788 illustration of a Black woodcutter in Shelburne, Nova Scotia
HMS Shannon leading the captured USS Chesapeake into Halifax during the War of 1812