Queens County is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Kejimkujik National Park is a National Park of Canada, covering 404 km2 (156 sq mi) in the southwest of Nova Scotia peninsula. Located within three municipalities, Annapolis, Queens, Digby, it consists of two separate land areas: an inland part, which is coincident with the Kejimkujik National Historic Site of Canada, and the Kejimkujik National Park Seaside on the Atlantic coast.
The Region of Queens Municipality is a regional municipality in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the northern gateway of the UNESCO Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve, a centre of outdoor activities. Campgrounds at Kejimukujik National Park and National Historic Site, Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park, and several other locations offer hiking, biking, canoeing, kayaking, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Its seacoast and inland areas are popular photo locations.
Caledonia, Nova Scotia is a community located in northern Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia along Trunk 8. Caledonia is the major community in the area known as North Queens, which has a radius of approximately 30 kilometers and a population of approximately 1500.
The South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE) is the public school board responsible for the administration of elementary, junior high, and high school education in Lunenburg County and Queens County in Nova Scotia, Canada. The South Shore Regional Centre for Education was established on August 1, 2004 by an Act of the provincial legislature.
Route 215 is collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
The Municipality of the District of Chester is a Nova Scotia district municipality occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, Canada.
Mill Village is a Canadian rural community in the Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia. It developed in relation to the lumber industry. Located inland from the Atlantic coast, Mill Village was the site of Canada's first satellite earth station constructed in the 1960s.
Lequille is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County. It is on Nova Scotia Trunk 8 at the foot of the South Mountain, midway between Annapolis Royal to the northwest and Highway 101 to the south, approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) distant. As of 2021 its population was 182, a decline of 18.0% since 2016.
Greenfield is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality. The sawmill in Greenfield, founded in 1832, is one of the oldest family-run sawmill businesses in North America. Until 1850 the region was occupied mostly by the Mi'kmaq of the Algonquin tribe, who seasonally settled the area below the lakes on either side of what is now called the Medway River and was known by the Mi'kmaq as Wigadoon.
New France is the site of a settlement located in Digby County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It was founded in 1892 by the Stehelin family of France and abandoned following the First World War.
Middlefield is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.
Conquerall Mills is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County near Bridgewater and Conquerall Bank which are located on the shore of LaHave River. Conquerall Mills is dominated by Fancy Lake which is the source for the picturesque Petite Rivière. Fancy Lake is home to small mouth bass and the invasive species of chain pickerel. There are warnings against fishing the endangered Atlantic White fish which are rumoured to exist in the Fancy Lake/Petite Rivière system. The community is 125 kilometers southwest of Halifax.
Harmony Mills is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.
Upper Branch is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Lunenburg Municipal District in Lunenburg County.
Low Landing is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Region of Queens Municipality.
There are various Black Lakes in Nova Scotia, Canada. They vary widely in size, depth and usability. Many counties, such as Cumberland, Halifax, Inverness, and Pictou Counties have more than one Black Lake so named, while other counties mentioned in this article have only one named Black Lake.
Luxton Lake is a lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada, within Kejimkujik National Park and is the site of an abandoned sawmill and former hiking trail.
Southern Nova Scotia or the South Shore is a region of Nova Scotia, Canada. The area has no formal identity and is variously defined by geographic, county and other political boundaries. Statistics Canada, defines Southern Nova Scotia as an economic region, composed of Lunenburg County, Queens County, Shelburne County, Yarmouth County, and Digby County. According to Statistics Canada, the region had the highest decrease of population in Canada from 2009 to 2010, with a population decrease of 10.2 residents per thousand. The region also has the second-highest median age in Canada at 47.1 years old.
