Top 12 Places to Visit in
Yarmouth | Nova Scotia
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Collins Street Heritage District
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In the center of town, the Collins Street Heritage District boasts many of the elaborate homes once owned by local sea captains and merchants. Past and present are interwoven along the waterfront, where you can see the Milton clock tower and historic Killam Brothers Marina. The south end of Yarmouth boasts the Old Yarmouth Academy […]
Shipbuilding Centre
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Through the 19th century, Yarmouth was a major shipbuilding centre, at one point boasting more registered tonnage per capita than any other port in the world. Yarmouth ships were found in most major ports throughout the world at this time. The era produced a wealth of ship paintings, artifacts and documents that are now housed […]
Home Town of Shipowner William Dodge Lovitt
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In the late 1800s, William D. Lovitt was one of Yarmouth’s most prominent shipowners. He was the major owner of seven ships. William Dodge Lovitt owned his own shipyard in Belliveau’s Cove, Digby County (some fifty miles from Yarmouth) where the majority of his vessels were built. These vessels ranged the world taking the name […]
- 33 Vancouver Street, Yarmouth
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Grand Hotel
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The American composer Meredith Willson wrote his well-known song “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” while staying in Yarmouth’s Grand Hotel. In 1894 the original Grand Hotel opened on the east side of Yarmouth’s Main Street, just northeast of what today is called Frost Park. Unfortunately, the original building has not survived. You […]
Home Town of Maud Lewis
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Maud Lewis was a folk artist from Nova Scotia. She remains one of Canada’s best-known folk artists. Born on the Yarmouth and Acadian Shore of Nova Scotia in 1903, Maud spent most of her time alone, mostly because she felt uncomfortable about her differences around the other children. She began her artistic career by selling […]
Yarmouth SeaFest
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July Seafest is a unique maritime festival that takes place every July in Yarmouth. Since 1979, locals and visitors have come together every summer to celebrate the food, culture, and life of our coastal community. Our award-winning festival offers spectacular events and fun activities for all ages. Don’t miss SeaFesr Car Show.
Home Town of Screw Propeller Inventor
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John Patch was a sailor and fisherman who invented one of the first versions of the screw propeller. He was born in Yarmouth in 1781. One day, while watching a small boat being manoeuvered with a single oar, John Patch came up with the idea for a device that would allow steamships to travel without […]
- 22 Collins St, Yarmouth, NS B5A 3C8
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Yarmouth Music Festival
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The Coal Shed Music Festival is a summer music event created as a fundraiser for the Yarmouth Food Bank. Local artists entertain on the Yarmouth waterfront every weekend in August. Begun in 2007, the Coal Shed Music Festival has become the musical event of the summer. It has grown over the years from a strictly […]
Home Town of 1950s’ Richest Canadian
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Izaak Walton Killam was one of Canada’s most eminent financiers. He was known as “the mystery man” of Canadian finance because of the low public profile he maintained. Killam was born in Yarmouth in 1885. Here he had his first experience in business selling newspapers. At the age of 18, he started his career as […]
- 405 Main St, Yarmouth, NS B5A 1G3
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Charles C Richards House Historic Bed & Breakfast
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The Charles C. Richards House Historic Bed and Breakfast was built in 1893 in the Queen Anne Revival Style as a private home for the President of the Minards Liniment Company. One of two brick mansions ever built in the Province of Nova Scotia, this awards winning restoration honours its late Victorian architecture while its […]
- 17 Collins St, Yarmouth, NS B5A 3C7
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Th’YARC
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Th’YARC (The Yarmouth Arts Regional Council) Playhouse and Arts Centre is a performance centre located in Yarmouth. We present a wide range of theatre, music, dance, and art events in our theatre, art gallery, and studios.
Yarmouth Switch Open Streets
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July-August Switch Open Street is a re-occurring event where volunteers take back local streets transforming them into safe, fun, festive and carefree family spaces. Everyone is welcome at SWITCH, with the exception of cars. Whatever you can imagine will happen in our streets. Residents will be encouraged to join the party for FREE and participate […]