"Bear River" Top 5 Page for this destination Province of Nova Scotia Off The Beaten Path Tip by tvor

A small community near Digby and Annapolis Royal, Bear River is an old settlement, founded after the American Revolution by the Loyalists. The area had been settled previous to this by the First Nation Mi'kMaq and the French. It has evolved into a small community filled with artists and craftspeople and you can purchase their wares in local shops. The area is very pretty and well worth a side trip.

A few of the shops on the main street at the river are actually built on stilts because of the high tides. (The river is tidal).

There's a First Nation heritage center nearby, a heritage museum in the village and an Ethnographic museum featuring a private collection of folk costumes. Unfortunately the windmill pictured here is now torn down.

Website: http://www.bearriver.ca/