See and Do

Just back from another exciting weekend on the South Shore, and we haven’t even taken possession of the church yet. I can’t imagine how busy we will be once we are there on a regular basis, let alone the work we need to do to convert the church to a cottage. In the meantime, we’re having great fun exploring the many sights and activities in this end of the province.

This weekend alone included the Queens County Fair, drag races in Greenfield, and a commemoration of The Tent Dwellers at Astor Theatre. Other visits to the area in the past month have discovered exciting events such as Lights Along the Shore, Queens County Seafest, craft markets, weekend breakfasts and suppers at churches, community centres, and fire halls, and much more.

There is so much to see and do here: many parks, beaches, and wilderness areas; plentiful museums on many varied topics; shops and studios or talented crafters and artisans; delectable wines from local wineries; sailing and boating / kayaking and canoeing; and much, much more.

Learn more at:
Queens County Tourism: http://www.queens.ca/
Destination Southwest Nova Scotia: http://www.destinationsouthwestnova.com/

New Name

For weeks now, we have considered a name for the retired Wesley United Church. We sought a unique name that would be fitting for the area, and also respectful of the church's sacrosanctity. We had many suggestions to consider, thanks to suggestions from family and friends.

During our search for names, Joel discovered a book entitled "Port: Short History of Port Medway, Nova Scotia," written by E. Marguerite Letson in 1956. Ms. Letson traces the origin of the name for Port Medway to its first inhabitants, the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) Indians, who called the area Ulgedook. A variant of the word, ulgedoo, translates to the word mushroom.

It is now settled... the former Wesley United Church will be renamed Ulgedook Cottage.

Ulgedook - Mi'kmaq for Port Medway, and also for mushroom.