He posted this note to Facebook about his first visit to Brier Island. "Only in Nova Scotia," he wrote. "I notice an elderly man standing by the side of the road with a small cart beside him.

The ocean rises and falls more than 50 feet twice each day in the Bay of Fundy, the deep, long basin between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. At low tide, visit Burntcoat Head Park to walk for miles or ...

Take the ferry from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia. "The Cat" leaves Bar Harbor twice a day and docks in Yarmouth within three hours; high-season rates are $55 per person each way and $80 per car each way.

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