The Journal Pioneer

While many Charlottetown residents enjoy the excitement that comes with the summer’s tourist season, they’re taking this time to appreciate a quieter pace and explore their city through a visitor’s eyes. “We do look forward ...

Several tourism operators in Yarmouth County received news recently that they are TripAdvisor 2020 Travelers' Choice Award Winners. Cape Forchu Lighthouse, Le Village Historique Acadien de la Nouvelle-Ecosse (Acadian Village in West ...

The 2020 Cabot Trail Writers Festival, held at Cape Breton’s Gaelic College in St. Anns takes place from Sept. 27 to Oct. 4, on-air, online and outdoors. This week, the festival announced six more authors for its 2020 lineup, which will ...

Driftwood shelters on the beach at Lobster Cove just outside of Rocky Harbour have become a bit of a tourist attraction. Visitors can step inside the shelters and even climb to the top of them to enjoy the spectacular view of the ocean. Signs ...

Walking where very few people have walked before is an adventure in the truest sense of the word. In 2009, Jim Foster and two friends made a four-day trek through one of the most remote areas of Cape Breton. On this 50-kilometre hike from Meat ...

It takes a village to fill the shelves at one local gift shop in Chester, N.S. Located in the tourism hub on Pleasant Street, just across the corner from The Foc’sle Tavern, The Village Emporium offers a unique retail experience for artisans ...

Wanting to visit unique shops, markets and artisan galleries during your staycation? Then Nova Scotia’s South Shore is your staycation destination! Whether you are headed out to explore the South Shore for the very first time or on a visit ...

Destination holidays may be cancelled this year, but there are still so many potential vacation spots to choose from right here in Nova Scotia. Whether they be a five-minute, 50-minute or five-hour drive away, this province offers no shortage of ...

Canadians are calling themselves lucky for more than a few reasons these days, and for one reason in particular: they feel lucky that a staycation needn’t mean a loss of adventure for them this summer. This feeling is particularly felt in ...

Picture this: It’s the Age of Sail and a vessel is at sea when it spies another tall ship with wind in its sails, but it moves rather erratically. The first ship draws closer to investigate. The crew calls out across the water, but there is ...