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New Glasgow | Nova Scotia

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Region:

Northern Nova Scotia

Known For:

East River of Pictou | Shipbuilding heritage | Carmichael Stewart House Museum | Riverfront | Cultural events | Nearby beaches

Best For:

Coastal Drives | Local History | Riverfront Walks | North Shore Trips

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Home Town of Industrialist Graham Fraser

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Graham Fraser was an industrialist and community leader from Nova Scotia. He was born in New Glasgow in 1846. After leaving school Graham Fraser went to Providence, Rhode Island, where he learned the blacksmithing trade. Fraser returned to New Glasgow in 1867 and started business on his own account, ironing wooden vessels for his father […]

Roseland Theatre

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The Roseland Theatre is a landmark theatre in New Glasgow. Its history is connected with Viola Desmond, civil-rights pioneer, the face of Canada’s $10 bill.⠀ In 1946 Viola challenged racial discrimination at a cinema in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia by refusing to leave a whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre. She was arrested, jailed overnight […]

Festival of the Tartans

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The Festival of the Tartans is celebrated every year with a four-day program that is sure to bring out the Scot in everyone, even those without Scottish roots! The Festival of the Tartans celebrates traditional Scottish culture brought to this area by Scottish immigrants more than two centuries ago. There are events for all ages […]

Home Town of Shipbuilder James William Carmichael

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James William Carmichael, son of New Glasgow’s founder, James Carmichael, became its most prominent merchant, shipbuilder and ship-owner. James built ships and transported goods by ship. Although Carmichael originally built wooden sailing ships, he later built steamers and pioneered the use and building of iron and steel ships in Nova Scotia. He constructed his largest […]

Carmichael Stewart House Museum

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James W. Carmichael, the wealthy and prominent shipbuilder, built the house as a wedding gift for his son James M. Carmichael. James M.’s daughter, who inherited the house, died childlessly and so the house was left to the town. Situated on the tree-lined Temperance Street in the heart of New Glasgow, sits one of Pictou […]

Race on the River Dragon Boat Festival

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Mid-Summer Dragon boat racing began in southern China 2,400 years ago as a fertility rite performed to ensure bountiful crops. Over thirty-five teams of twenty-one participants from throughout our community and beyond. The Race is held on the New Glasgow Riverfront. Each team paddles their Dragon Boat in heats while more than 1000 participants and […]

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