Choosing the Right Region
Nova Scotia certainly has an iconic image in the broad public imagination. Lighthouses and lobster boats, gaily decked out teams of oxen, and welcoming strawberry suppers (alt: lobster or bean) sponsored by hundreds of quaint little white churches in communities from one end of the province to the other.
For the uninitiated, Nova Scotia is often pictured as an island. The confusion is understandable; the province is a time zone east of East, making it seem “detached” from the continent, and it is generally more accessible by ferry or air than by road from the US. Indeed, Nova Scotia would be an island, but for the narrow northerly isthmus crossing the picturesque Tantramar Marshes. But the island image, which lends a sense of unitary integrity to the place, really belies the fact that Nova Scotia’s greatest asset is the rich variations to be found in its distinct regions.
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| ISLAND with an "EYE" for ESCAPE |
Bay of Fundy |
Five Islands |
$4,700,000 |
| Privacy, Security & Comfort - And Only a Couple Hours from NYC |
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With the Bay of Fundy soon to be declared one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World, it can safely be said that Long Island in the Five Island Archipelago is an equally awesome achievement in human engineering. Here, atop this fortress island, you will find a 3 bedroom solar-driven home with all the modern conveniences, plus 4 satellite cottages. Watch the MOVIE!
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| MONASHEE ESTATE |
South Shore |
Second Peninsula |
$1,999,900 |
| Seaside Estate on the Waters of Mahone Bay |
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Aesthetically, Monashee is a warm family home, a spacious environ, rich in those qualities which inspire expansive sociable events, as well as preserve highly personalized family memories. Monashee is simultaneously welcoming and private, and engenders both of these virtues by its positioning on 14.7 acres of seasoned landscaping...a veritable Parkland-by-the-Sea.
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| Highfield Farm |
South Shore |
Chester Basin |
$990,000 |
| Mahone Bay Family Compound |
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HIGHFIELD FARM is a 3-in-1 deal with all the requisite elements of a family compound or prestigious estate, just minutes from Chester harbour. Handsome carpenter gothic farmhouse PLUS spacious barn-idiom guesthouse PLUS magnificently elevated acreage for mansion building overlooking the deepwater anchorage at the mouth of Middle River.
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| Yachtsman's Dream Property |
Blandford Peninsula |
Deep Cove |
$890,000 |
| Perfect extended family residence on the sea |
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Every yachtsman from Antiqua to Anticosti Island knows that Deep Cove on Mahone Bay near Chester is the best hurricane hole on this side of the Atlantic. Just the place to “snug up” and live the good-life dream. Just 15 minutes to Chester, and an hour to Halifax International Airport.
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| Maple Grove-on-Lake Echo |
Eastern Shore |
Mineville |
$799,900 |
| A property that's all about family and friends! |
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A gracious 5500 square foot home with 5 bedrooms & 7 bathrooms; gourmet kitchen; 3.2 manicured acres; 310 feet of fun-filled lake frontage; spacious guest quarters; 3 car garage...all this and it's only 20 minutes from Metro! Home sweet home AND a get-away retreat all in one.
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| Rose Ridge Cliff-side |
South Shore |
Feltzen South |
$585,000 |
| It's about the sounds...breeze in the trees & pounding surf. |
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Rose Ridge, in the small fishing community of Feltzen South, is located 15 minutes from Historic Lunenburg. Dramatic cliff views and great forest topography make this a parkland to continually explore, as well as a handsome home base. The house is somewhat idiosyncratic in the modernist idiom with large family space and lots of individual spaces as well. The boys will love the garage facilities and the detached 500 sq.ft. workshop.
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| LIVABLE Museum!!! |
South Shore |
Mahone Bay-Oakland |
$499,000 |
| Living Museum...LIVABLE Museum !!! |
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Nova Scotia is still rich with heritage architectural assets, but this ranks among a handful of the very best that remain in private hands and haven't become community museums. The reason is simple...this was a fine home when Christian Ernst built it in 1765, and each of the two successor family stewardships have understood how to combine modernization with preservation. You will feel privileged the minute you step inside!
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| Dutch Contemporary |
South Shore |
Glen Haven on St.Margaret's Bay |
$499,000 |
| All very orderly and picture perfect! |
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Here we have a handsome “Dutch Contemporary” home, situated in an elevated position on an acre+ of mature hardwoods and verdant lawn overlooking Frost Fish Cove. All very orderly and picture perfect! The interior expresses the same aesthetic...very spacious rooms, all brightly sunlit and filled with panoramic views over the grounds and Cove. The waterfront is modest in size but fitted out with a good dock/ramp/float for the boaters in the family.
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| Swiss Family Robinson Perfect |
South Shore |
LaHave Islands |
$499,000 |
| Memories are Made of This! |
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This 7 acre property on Bell Island is blessed with 1130' of shoreline that is, geologically speaking, the most amazing configuration of bold rock ledges forming a protected inner harbour. Heaven sent for sailors. The heavily timbered home is right out of Swiss Family Robinson, perched up in the trees and boulders and wrapped all the way around by "miles" of decks, ramps and crossing bridges to the shore and into the forest.
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| Good Value Lake Cottage |
South Shore |
Langille Lake |
$119,900 |
| Hideaway right off the beaten track! |
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Langille Lake is one of the South Shore’s best kept secrets, though only 2 minutes from Exit 11 of Hwy 103 at Blockhouse, near Lunenburg. Langille Lake offers pristine clear water for the boating, fishing and swim enthusiast, with very few other cottagers to share it with. The recently built cottage sits on a bit of a bluff with sunset views through the mature pine and birch forest and over the lake.
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