TDIH: (1895) Nova Scotian born Joshua Slocum set sail from Boston, Massachusetts in his sloop Spray, on the world's first solo attempt to circumnavigate the globe. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/aro…

TDIH:(1842) The construction of the Shubenacadie Canal (Sipekne’katik), designed to link Halifax harbour with the Bay of Fundy, began. The path of the canal followed long-established Mi'kmaw transportation routes. shubenacadiecanal.ca/the-mikmaq

Final call 🚨 to join the SailGP Inspire program for the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix I Halifax 🇨🇦

Apply before this Wednesday: sailgp.com/general/purpos…

#weCANinspire #Inspire #SailGP #Halifax

We're looking forward to hosting this free event with DFO Maritimes & Oceans North on Saturday, May 11, 9:30 am to 1 pm! maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/event/explore-…
#Marine #Gully

April 23 #TuesdayNightTunes starts at a special time, 6 pm for Tunes and Tales of the Sea: History and Songs by The Taproom Growlers. #FreeAdmission #nightatthemuseum

TDIH: (1970) Earth Day is marked across the globe on April 22 to support environmental conservation efforts. The 2024 theme is Planet vs. Plastics earthday.org/earth-day-2024/

Special #TuesdayNightTalk & Tunes starting 6 pm on April 23 with TapRoom Growlers! #Freeadmission #sea #songs #history
maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/event/tunes-an…

We’re so glad Friendly Giant, and Assistant Curator of Marine History, Amber Laurie can reach the tops of all the tall buildings around the Big Harbour at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic to keep them ship shape for Theodore Tugboat and friends.

⁠The weather has decided to cooperate and we are all set for the People's Parade for Life on Earth 🌎️🌤️⁠
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We'll see you tomorrow, Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. by the Wave on the Kjipuktuk/Halifax Waterfront!

Visit ecologyaction.ca/get-involved/e… for details and route map!⁠

Pause. Breathe. Listen to the water. Repeat. ♥️ #NovaScotia

Friendly Giant, and Senior Conservator, Ian Loughead tidies up Theodore Tugboat and friends in the Big Harbour at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.

This display comes from the original set of “Theodore Tugboat,” a children’s television series from the early 90s #Halifax

Tonight at 6:30 pm #TuesdayNightTalk Ship with a Soul: a Brief History of the CSS/CCGS Hudson (1963-2022), Dr. Don Gordon. (CSS/CCGS Hudson photo: Government of Canada).
maritimemuseum.novascotia.ca/event/ship-sou…

Titanic newel post fragment from either the forward or aft First Class staircase, probably one of the end posts.

Oak trim with a vegetable, fruit and flower design. Made of quarter-cut English white oak (the finest and most expensive cut from the tree). M2004.50.109

Reportedly collected from flotsam of RMS Titanic by able seaman John Sage of CS Mackay-Bennett.
It's suggested that the fragment, carved in an 'egg and dart pattern', is from one of Titanic's Second Class areas.

The wreckwood rosette belonged to William Parker, a Nova Scotian carpenter aboard CS Minia who participated in the recovery of victims following the sinking of RMS Titanic.

This hand carved wood lounge panel fragment comes from the arch over the forward entrance to the First Class lounge, the area where RMS #Titanic broke in half before plunging to the ocean floor, hence the broken edges. Maritime Museum M2004.50.108

Some of the most significant artifacts and records related to RMS Titanic can be found in Nova Scotia. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic has what is generally recognized as the world's finest collection of wooden artifacts from the vessel. M81.228.1