As the newest team member with Y95 I wanted to do something to get involved as part of the team. I’ve been picking away at different ideas for weekender episodes, I’ve been trying to up my social-media creativity as well and of course, I’m trying to find local things to talk about on-air in a year of limited events and cancelled festivals.
When I was told about the 95 Days of Summer Promotion I was excited! Summer is short but over 95 days the station was going to highlight great summer tunes and the announcers were going to be out and about exploring the area. And I wanted to be out there too! I mean, I’m only on air an average of 3hrs a week so I don’t get to interact with the full time staff all that much. I chill in the studio on a Sunday in comfortable clothes and hope that I don’t accidentally take the station off-air (it’s a real fear!). I wanted to show that I am part of the team, even though I only see co-workers face-to-face about once a month.
So as the 95 Days of Summer started I watched for check in’s around the tri-counties from my Full Time counterparts and realized, “Hey! Here’s my chance! I am going to find 95 things to do around the Yarmouth/Digby/ Shelburne area and show-off the area!” So, the organized person that I am, I started my list. From number one to number ninety five, I made a list of where I was going to get to. On June 30th I began. On September 7th I finished. And here’s what I learned:
1 – There are WAY more than 95 things to do in the tri-counties! Seriously, my list is far from done despite having 95 things complete! I just kept adding to it!
2 – I need more hours in my day and more days in my year to see it all!
3 – There are more back roads then I ever realized and I love getting lost on a country road.
4 – We seriously live in the most beautiful place in the world! I mean, hello sunset’s and sunrises! Lighthouses and beaches! Boardwalks and walking trails! So many views just took my breath away!
5 – Oh – did I mention, there’s way more than 95 things to do!!!
(Sunset in Sandford)
In all honesty, as proud as I am of capturing all of these great things to do I actually feel a little bad! As Labour Day was approaching I panicked when I realized I wouldn’t be able to get to all the places I had on my list. I started modifying, adding in new items and scratching out a few of my original spots. Often when I went to visit a location I’d find many more things to explore while I was there and therefore my list grew and grew and some items just had to go! I didn’t get to make it to Shelburne. I didn’t make it into the town of Digby. I had so wanted to find the waterfall in Weymouth and explore New France. I wanted to visit the Black Loyalist Museum and kayak in Shelburne Harbour. What I think I really wanted was summer to go on forever… but alas, there are only so many hours in the day.
So here they are, my list of 95 Things to Do in the Tri-Counties, explored, experienced and captured between June 30-Sept 5th!
1. Stop and smell the wild flowers
2. Visit Frost Park
(Frost Park in Yarmouth)
3. Drive to Cape Forchu Lighthouse
4. Get out on the water
5. Walk the Broad Brook Wetland Trail
6. Explore North East Point Beach
7. Visit the Seal Island Lighthouse
8. Visit the Barrington Woolen Mill Museum
9. Collect sea shells from the sea shore
10. Explore the Drowned Forest
11. Visit “The Hawk”
12. Check out the Sealed Landers Grist Mill Stone
13. Enjoy local strawberries
14. Enjoy Sealed Landers Park/ Lake Milo
15. Get off the beaten path
16. Get some goodies at the Yarmouth Farmers Market
17. Visit the Yarmouth Harbour Front Museum
18. Watch a storm roll in
19. Visit Pembroke Beach
20. Check out the boats at Cheggogin Point Wharf
21. Explore the Yarmouth Heritage District
22. Visit the Yarmouth County Museum & Archives
23. Browse the Yarmouth waterfront
24. Walk the Yarmouth Waterfront Trail
25. Snag a photo at the Waterfront Clock Tower
26. Visit the smallest drawbridge in Sandford
27. Walk the Chebogue Meadows Trail
28. Enjoy lunch with a view
29. Cycle the trails
30. Realize how close and far away the world is
31. Visit the Whale Display at Cape Forchu
32. Walk the Leif Ericson Trail
33. Add colour to your life
34. Visit Port Maitland Beach
35. Explore Cape Saint Mary Lighthouse Park
36. View the Cape Saint Mary Lost to the Sea Memorial
37. Walk the never ending sand beach in Mavilette
38. Visit Smugglers Cove
39. Walk the Petit Bois Trail
40. Visit the tallest wooden church in North America
(Eglise Sainte Marie, Church Point)
41. Swing a club at one of the many golf courses
42. Visit the Musee des Acadiens des Pubnicos
43. Walk in a traditional Acadian garden
44. Explore the Pubnico Windmills
45. Walk the Pubnico Point Trail
46. Visit Camp Cove Wharf
47. Explore the Acadian Regions
48. Visit the Fish Point Memorial
49. Enjoy an ice cream
50. Snap a photo in the Big Chair at Cape Forchu
51. Watch the Sunset
52. Visit the Bluenose 2
53. Have a BBQ
54. Hear the echo at the Compass Rose
55. Visit Sweeney’s Fisheries Museum
56. Visit the Firefighters Museum
57. Learn the history of Sarah Corning
58. Take in a show at Th’Yarc
59. Explore Mountain Cemetery
60. Find the Marble Lady in Chebogue Point Cemetery
61. Take a photo at the Floral Mural
62. Walk the Tkipok Trail
63. Drive to Bunkers Island
64. Walk the Wedgeport Nature Trail
65. Visit the Wedgeport Tuna Museum
66. Visit the Wedgeport Tuna Wharf
67. Dip your feet in the Atlantic Ocean
68. Pick local blueberries
69. Visit the Wedgeport Monument
70. Explore the Historic Acadian Village
71. Visit False Harbour Beach
72. Visit the Yarmouth Lost to the Sea Memorial
(Lost to the Sea Memorial – Yarmouth)
73. Explore Ellenwood Lake Provincial Park
74. Visit Canada’s Oldest Courthouse & Gaol
75. Dig into your history at the Tusket Archives
76. Shop the Argyle Farmer’s Market
77. View the Amirault’s Hill Haystacks
78. Visit the tiny La Chapelle Marie de l’Assomption
79. Visit Eglise Sainte Anne
80. Find the Permiere Chapelle
81. Explore Glenwood Park
(Glenwood Park)
82. Let your pups play at the Yarmouth Dog Park
83. Walk the Rail Trail
84. Pay your respects at the Afghanistan War Memorial
85. Watch the sun come up
86. Visit Belliveau’s Cove Lighthouse
87. Visit the Balancing Rock on Long Island
88. Go whale watching
89. Visit the Maude Lewis replica house
90. Visit the Hebron waterfall
91. Explore the Chebogue River
92. Go bird watching
93. Have a bonfire
94. Take in an outdoor concert
(Live Outdoor Concert in Clare)
95. Cruise along anywhere in the tri-counties with Y95
And there you have it. 95 Days of Summer – 95 Things to Do in the Tri-Counties. These are forever immortalized on our Y95 Instagram page for you to view. Follow us over there @Y95CJLS
At the end of it all, if you ask me whether I’ll do this again next summer I may hesitate for a moment as I reflect on the time spent capturing these locations but after that moment passes, I’d whole heartily say YES! In a year of staycations this promotion brought me such joy in exploring a region that I love. It made summer feel a bit more normal in a year of anything-but-normal.
Ready to explore the closest beach as soon as my shift ends 😉
