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The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, and honours the region's rich maritime and fishing heritage.
Description
The Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic is in one of Canada's largest "historic districts," incorporating much of Lunenburg's historic waterfront and buildings with a schooner, the Theresa E. Connor, and a trawler, the Cape Sable. The Theresa E. Connor is Canada’s oldest salt bank schooner. Lunenburg has been closely associated with the fishing industry since the mid-18th century, and it was also an important shipbuilding centre. The museum complex interprets the history of Nova Scotia's fishing industry through exhibits and demonstrations of traditional skills like lobster trap making and boat building. The museum is located in a former waterfront fish processing plant and includes a gift shop and restaurant. The museum and its associated historic buildings are open from mid-May to late October.
The volunteer Board of Directors of the Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic also operates Bluenose II, Nova Scotia’s sailing ambassador (see Bluenose).
