Well a huge happy birthday to Lunenburg, Nova Scotia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Town! The celebrations will be fairly quiet this year – they will be held at the Lunenburg Academy.
What is the Lunenburg Academy? Glad you asked. The Academy is the stunning castle which overlooks the whole town, and it has been the town’s elementary school for many, many years .. since 1894, actually.
Next year it will be closing its doors and a new school will be opening up: the Bluenose Academy – my three children will be attending. It will be three schools combined (the original Lunenburg Academy, Riverport Elementary and Centre Consolidated), and while everyone is very excited with this new & modern school is coming to town, it’s also very sad because the beautiful Academy will be closing its doors as a school —– not closing its doors permanently, though. Such a beautiful building cannot be left to stand empty and slowly deteriorate (the poor ghosts will get so lonely!). Nobody knows for sure what the plans for the school are yet, but there are lots of things being talked about. Personally, I’m hoping it will be set up as a year-round Farmers Market and Art Studio/Gallery, with a museum of the town on one floor, and a museum of the school on another.
So Happy Birthday Lunenburg …. I’m so glad I’ve become such a part of you!!
) ). There are paintings, fresh flowers & herbs .. oh my, oh my. I can’t list everything. It’s at the Lunenburg Rec Centre just near the tennis club and the Bluenose Academy (yup – not only is the Bluenose being built, but the Bluenose Academy is being built as well … a flashy new k-6 school). In the summer months it moves outdoors and there’s live music as well! Whether you stay with us in our little backpackers hostel or not, the Farmers Market is a definite place to be!!