Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Peg and I decided to head to the quaint town of Liverpool today. We heard there were lighthouses there and a museum as well as a great shoreline.

We first visited the visitor center in the middle of town to get the lowdown on what was there and where it was located. we decided to head for the lighthouses first. Fort Point Lighthouse looked like a small house and it is not in service anymore. There is a small store there and you could climb to the top of the rather short structure. At the top, Peg pumped up the bellows on the hand operated fog horn and gave it a "toot". We also saw the Battery next store where there are still several military canons.

We headed for the shoreline to the Western Head Lighthouse. Found it several miles out of town at the end of a desolate road. No one was there, but the view was pretty nice along the shore. You could not go into this light house and we were not sure if it is still functioning. There was a weather station next to it as well.

Off to Beach Meadows, a beautiful beach area that actually reminded us of the Carolina Beaches. We swapped positions with the camera and I got in one of the shots. Since this is not tourist season here, we had the beach to ourselves. We then headed back into town and to the Rossignol Cultural Center. Mr. Rossignol had a bunch of "stuff" from his travels all over the world in his mother's house and she said she wanted it OUT! He was an artist, photographer and, of course, a collector. He bought the old school in the town that was about to be torn down and made it into a museum. There was a little bit of everything in here including stuffed animals, an outhouse collection and yurts (round houses). A strangely interesting place!!

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