First settled in 1763, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is an iconic town. It is home of the Bluenose, the sailing ship on the Canadian ten cent coin that is the symbol of Lunenburg’s dominance of the North Atlantic fishery for over a century. And, 30 years ago, Lunenburg was also named as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as the best example in North America of a British town plan.
The author and his partner chose to move to Lunenburg in 2008 because this town of 2,500 people surprisingly seemed to have everything. This book presents an inside look at the 100 ways Lunenburg confirms this first impression.
Although copiously illustrated by the author’s photographs, this is not a souvenir book. Rather, it shows, as architect George Baird says in his introduction, “there is much more to be appreciated about the Lunenburg we thought we knew.”
If you want to know how good small town living can be, this is the book for you.
