We asked you to choose your favourite things about Atlantic Canada; here's what you told us.
Our readers know best.
For Saltscapes' May/June 2010 issue, we compiled a colossal list: 100 Reasons to Love Atlantic Canada. We jokingly called it "the list to end all lists," but, of course, that could not be true, given the embarrassment of regional riches that we enjoy here.
And so, to keep the dialogue going, we invited Atlantic Canadians to share their favourite things about life in this region. Our Readers' Choice Contest gave us a chance to pick the brains of those who know best-our readers-about their favourite people, festivals, beaches and foods from the region-and more.
Congratulations to our contest winners: from Nova Scotia: Joan MacLellan; from Newfoundland and Labrador: Margo Rogers; from New Brunswick: Kevin Berry; and from PEI: Lane Pineau. Each winner receives an Atlantic Canada vacation getaway package valued at $1,000.
Curious about the results of our informal poll? Here is a sampling of your selections…
Blomidon Look-off, Blomidon Provincial Park, NS
Cabot Trail, NS
Gros Morne National Park, NL
Signal Hill, St. John's, NL
Peggy's Cove, NS
Cape d'Or, Advocate Harbour, NS
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse, Bonavista, NL
North Cape, PEI
Castalia Marsh, Grand Manan, NB
Clyde River, PEI
Natural wonders
The Bay of Fundy, NB & NS
Hopewell Rocks, Hopewell Cape, NB
Gros Morne National Park, NL
Reversing Falls, Saint John, NB
Cabot Trail, NS
Peggy's Cove, NS
Basin Head, PEI
Balancing Rock, Long Island, NS
Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Joggins, NS
Magnetic Hill, Moncton, NB
Fish & chip joints
Ches's Famous Fish & Chips, various locations, NL
John's Lunch, Dartmouth, NS
Murphy's Fish and Chips, Truro, NS
Fries & Co., Halifax, NS
Harbour Fish 'N' Fries, Musquodoboit Harbour, NS
Ossie's Lunch, near St. Andrews, NB
Rick's Fish 'N' Chips, St Peter's Bay, PEI
Dick's Seaview Lounge & Restaurant, Bell Island, NL
Estey's Fish & Chips, Miramichi, NB
Steve's '50s Diner, Riverview, NB
Hikes
Cape Breton Highlands, NS
Cape Split, NS
Fundy National Park, NB
Gros Morne National Park, NL
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, NS
Kejimkujik National Park, NS
Confederation Trail, PEI
Dobson Trail, NB
Maliseet Trail, Woodstock, NB
Crystal Falls, near Labrador City, NL
Drives
Cabot Trail, NS
Lighthouse Route, NS
Town of Brigus, NL
Grand Manan, NB
Trinity Loop, NL
Annapolis Valley, NS
Albert County, NB
Central Coastal Drive, PEI
St. John River Valley, NB
Family
Everyone
Great Big Sea
Sidney Crosby
Anne of Green Gables
Rita MacNeil
Joel Plaskett
Matt Andersen
Shaun Majumder
Michael Smith
Natalie MacMaster
Sheree Fitch
Picnic places
Point Pleasant Park, Halifax, NS
Baddeck, NS
Five Islands Provincial Park, NS
Graves Island Provincial Park, NS
Lighthouse Picnics, Ferryland, NL
Miscou Island, NB
Taylor Head Provincial Park, NS
Victoria, PEI
Irving Nature Park, Saint John, NB
Terra Nova National Park, NL
Ice cream stops
Cows, various locations in PEI and NS
Hennigar's Farm Market, Wolfville, NS
Moo Moo's Dairy Bar, St. John's, NL
Bergs Famous Ice Cream, Manuels, NL
Masstown Market, Masstown, NS
Molly's Dairy Bar, Truro, NS
Sugah!, Halifax, NS
Tingley's Traditions, Fredericton, NB
Dan's Ice Cream Shoppe, Barrington Passage, NS
Four C's Dairy Bar, Riverview, NB
Beaches
Cavendish, PEI
Melmerby, Pictou County, NS
Martinique Beach, near Musquodoboit Harbour, NS
Parlee Beach, Shediac, NB
Mavillette, near Yarmouth, NS
Basin Head, near Souris, PEI
Brackley Beach, PEI
Crystal Crescent, near Sambro, NS
Topsail Beach, Conception Bay South, NL
Rissers, near Bridgewater, NS
Festivals
Apple Blossom Festival, Kentville, NS
Celtic Colours International Festival, Cape Breton, NS
George Street Festival, St. John's, NL
Halifax International Busker Festival, Halifax, NS
Stan Rogers Folk Festival, Canso, NS
Lobster Carnival, Summerside, PEI
Salmon Festival, Campbellton, NB
Valley Pumpkin Fest, Annapolis Valley, NS
Festival Acadien, Clare, NS
Folk Harbour Festival, Lunenburg, NS
