We wanted to explore Lunenburg (UNESCO World Heritage site) so we started by walking from our campground to the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic. Yes, we were able to walk from our campsite (we chose the campground for that very purpose) at the Lunenburg Board of Trade Campground.
En route we admired the streets in the streets and the Lunenburg harbor
While driving in to Lunenburg we saw many signs referencing Bluenose and were curious what that was about. Well…..Bluenose was a famous sailing ship in the 1920s and 1930s. The history is that the fishermen of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia and Gloucester, Massachusetts (who knew each other from fishing in the same areas) got tired of not being recognized for their sailing skills. Clearly, they had to be good sailors in order to navigate their ships in the Atlantic, but the world was focused on the “rich” sailors that owned yachts and participated in the America’s Cup. So…..Lunenburg and Gloucester created a new sailing competition. The only requirement is that every ship that participated had to be a fishing vessel. The first race was held in October of 1920 and much to Lunenburg’s disappointment the Gloucester boat won. At that point, Luneburg decided to build a new fishing/sailing vessel that they hoped would beat the Americans. They built Bluenose for a cost of 35,000 CAD. Bluenose was financed by selling 100 CAD shares. Bluenose’s first race was in 1921. She was captained by Captain Angus Walters . The ship won that race and every race that was held since. As a result she became a symbol of Canadian pride and workmanship. Both Captain Angus Walter AND Bluenose were eventually inducted in to the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, the only non-human that has ever been inducted. Bluenose is also featured on the Nova Scotia license plate and the Canadian dime. Unfortunately, Bluenose’s fate ended in the Caribbean. She was sold to the West Indies Trading Company in the early 1940s to haul freight, ran aground in the Caribbean and was no more. Captain Angus Walters had tears in his eyes when he was told of her fate.
The Fisheries museum has a similar boat in the harbor, the Theresa O’Connor, that you can walk around.
Tom and I walked around and hammed it up for pictures.
We stopped for lunch at the Savvy Sailor restaurant and it was delicious. But the best part was the dessert – blueberry cake. I will crave that cake for the rest of my life. It is the owner’s grandmother’s recipe and it’s served warm. We stupidly got only one piece to share. Our 25-year marriage almost ended over that cake (ok, maybe a light exaggeration).
While walking back to our campground we admired some of the old houses (and marveled at their paint jobs). It has got to SUCK repainting those houses with all of that different colored trim
North Atlantic Canada 2019 
Hopefully you got the recipe for the blueberry cake! lol
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