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Regions & Communities
Annapolis Valley
Mount Uniacke
The highway between Halifax and Windsor was the Old Post Road, a popular trail since pioneer days leading to the famed Annapolis Valley and the Bay of Fundy. Completed in 1815, Uniacke House Museum is one of Canada’s finest examples of colonial architecture. Visitors get a vivid glimpse of 19th century life among Nova Scotia’s gentry. Open for public viewing from June through October. The surrounding grounds provide seven walking trails for the outdoor enthusiast year round. These trails wind along the shores of unspoiled lakes and through a large pristine forest of huge white pine and towering red spruce trees.
- The Union Church & Cemetery ca 1830, and Holy Spirit Church & Cemetery ca 1845 are prominent heritage sites within this village.
- The barrier-free boardwalk on the Shore of Murphy Lake provides easy access for sport fishing during the entire inland sport-fishing season.
- Annual fishing derbies for mentally and physically challenged groups and the weekend Family fishing derby attracts participants from throughout Central Nova Scotia.
- Murphy Lake Trail provides a year-round link between the Village Core to the Uniacke Estate trails for hiking, skiing and exploration of nature.
- Bell Park provides nearly three kilometres of well-maintained trails among natural forest and along lakeshores.
- A community Street Map with insets for the Business Park and walking trails is displayed on a large billboard in the village core.
- A C@P facility is available in the Uniacke Library.
- Ardent anglers will find speckled trout in most lakes. Pentz Lake is stocked with salmon and is accessible from a public landing. Most lakes provide excellent protected waters for swimming, canoeing, dinghy sailing and kayaking.
- The Uniacke Gold District, located two miles off the Uniacke Mines road, was a prosperous mining community and now the remnants of these mines provide adventurous day trips for recreational prospectors. One of the original homesteads has been relocated to the village centre.
- 2012 Mount Uniacke Firefighters' Parade and Fair takes place on June 22 & 23rd, 2012. The Fair begins at 6 PM with rides, games and canteen. Friday evening fireworks at dusk. This fireworks display can rival any fireworks anywhere. Saturday at 11 AM the parade runs from the Uniacke School to the Fire Hall. There is always a theme for the parade and floats are judged at the school starting at 9:30 AM. If you have any questions about the parade or would like to secure a spot, contact the Uniacke and District Fire Department. There are rides and a canteen which are open at noon as soon as the parade is completed. There are plenty of rides, a dunk tank, rides for young and old and a pleasant time for one and all. There will be a bingo and dinner in the hall during the day and once the rides are over at 6 PM there will be a dance from 9 PM - 1 AM in the hall. For more information please visit the website at www.uniackefire.ca
Municipal Units:
- Municipality of West Hants
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