The ONLY Reference you'll ever need!

Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve been by with an update. Then again during the winter months, there’s not much opportunity to get out and see and do stuff without fearing the road conditions, so I really didn’t have much to report on anyway. Thankfully spring is here and hopefully another summer of Lighthouse adventures will soon be underway.

I did however come across this really cool book one day in the mall, "Lighthouses & Lights of Nova Scotia: A Complete Guide" by Rip Irwin (one of the founding members of the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society - VERY cool!!). JACKPOT! I was so excited about this discovery!! Whenever I would plan trips to see lights, I would always go to Lighthouse Friends, read up on the history, find out the accessibility, get my driving directions etc. which worked out GREAT! I also liked that when I decided to go see a light unplanned I had a place to go on my phone to find out whatever I needed. However this wasn’t always an option as I found myself in a lot of places where my cell service just wasn’t going to work. (plus reading all the info on my tiny screen wasn’t one of my favorite things to do). Now, as long as I keep my book in the car, I have all the info I need right at my fingertips because this book is PACKED full of information, photos, and the history of every light.

I think my favorite feature of this book is the map right up front. It breaks up the Lights in sections by Shore groups it also gives a quick reference as to where to find the Lighthouses within the book, which is much better than looking in the index. What I love most about it though, it that there are 178 Lights in the list… and you can see where they all are on the map.

I can see, just by looking at this map that last year I almost visited the entire Annapolis Valley. There are still 3 left (out of 22) that I need to get to. I did also get to one along the Fundy shore, and 2 on the South Shore.

So if you’d rather read a book instead of surfing the web for information about our lighthouses, this is a really great resource! You can learn more about the book HERE.

Happy Learning!

~Jenn