Explore the Eastern Shore in Winter

We start heating up for the holidays in early November. The community of Lake Charlotte hosts 1940s-era traditional Christmas dinners. Musquodoboit and Sherbrooke go all out for their community festivals of celebrating Old-Fashioned Christmas, and you’ll find little tea & sale events and tree-lighting events that transport your soul right back to a simpler time.

Outdoors, with a sprinkling of crisp snow underfoot, a day spent on one of our year-round trails like The Guysborough Nature Trail will get your heart pumping. The Guysborough Nature Trail was the first section of the Trans-Canada Trail to be built in Nova Scotia. Pack your camera to capture an image of a frozen waterfall or the great view from the suspension bridge. This well-maintained trail system is ideal for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

The perfect follow-up to a day enjoying the outdoors, of course, is a fireside meal with comfort food that satisfies on every level and an evening concert by a Celtic roots group in a gracious seaside theatre brings a winter day to a close with a standing ovation.

For information on other seasonal festivities, activities, and attractions, check out our full listing of Things to Do.