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Annapolis Royal Branch

248 St. George Street Annapolis Royal,NS B0S 1A0

Tel.: 902-532-2371 Fax: 902-532-7341

Whether you board a traditional boat or a zodiac, you’re sure to enjoy your whale watching adventure off nearby Digby Neck.

Whale Watching Seal is larger with a noticeably square head. Most abundant are the Whale watching adventures Harbour Porpoises. White-sided Featuring FINE ART and CRAFT await you about an hour drive from dolphins often run with the boats, made in Nova Scotia Annapolis Royal from June to Sept. swimming playfully and jumping The Bay of Fundy’s great tides out of the water. create a rich ecosystem that This area of the Bay of Fundy is EXCELLENT supports abundant wildlife, whales located on the Atlantic Flyway, a and seabirds. The waters off the major migration route for many QUALITY mouth of the Bay of Fundy, from species of sea birds, shorebirds and Brier Island up to Digby Neck, are waterfowl. Birdwatching is a special WELCOMING important feeding areas. Enjoy added plus with Puffins, Gannets, ATMOSPHERE minke, humpback and fin whales, Cormorants, Shearwaters, Petrels harbour porpoises and Atlantic and Ducks, both common Elders SERVICE white-sided dolphins. Right whales and American Blacks. are often seen. Sperm, sei, orca and BILINGUE blue whales have also been spotted. Bay of Fundy Humpback whales, “ clowns of WHEELCHAIR the sea”, are the most likely to be Explore the scenic shores of ACCESSIBLE seen. They breech (jump out of the the Annapolis Basin and the Bay of water), flipper slap and tail lob the Fundy. Take a close-up view of the flora and fauna. See p. 8, 18 & 22. DIVERSE most (bring the tail out of the water SELECTION: and slap it on the water). They also spy hop, coming out of the water nose first, to look at people. Jewellery Finbacks are some of the largest Woodwork at 60-80 feet, second only to the Ceramics Blue. Minkes are the smallest of the Fibre Art group of whales in the Bay at about Paintings 30 feet in length. They are quite Glasswork friendly and often come close to the Books & Cards boats to delight visitors. You might Bath & Body

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Ocean Explorations

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