Number 16 on the list
The travel web site Vacay.ca has named Halifax as one of its Top 20 Places to Travel in Canada.
What’s Happening in 2014: The city celebrates its birthday during Halifax-Dartmouth Natal Day every summer. Several Canada Day events are planned for July 1, including Sackville Patriot Days, a family-oriented event along the main street of Lower Sackville. The Halifax Jazz Festival grooves from July 4-12 while the The Clam Harbour Beach Sandcastle Competition takes place September 19-21.
Why You Should Go: With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914, Europe exploded into a conflict that would become known as the Great War. It was during this unrest that Canada truly got its baptism by fire as a nation. Before 1914, words like Passchendaele, Ypres, and Vimy were not part of our vocabulary.
An entire generation of men and women from coast to coast left their homes to fight, and a major exit point during this period was Halifax at Pier 21. For thousands of men and women, this beautiful pier on Canada’s eastern shoreline would be their last physical contact with home. Be sure to visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 while you’re in Halifax. Pier 21 was a major exit and entrance point for soldiers. It was also where many war brides arrived in Canada after the war was over to be with their husbands.
Vacay.ca’s Rod Charles says: ”Visit Halifax in 2014 — have a wonderful time, stay in outstanding hotels and eat food prepared by some of the most skilled chefs in North America. But also make sure that you visit the pier and remember the contribution of our veterans.”
In April, Vaycay.ca featured the Halifax Public Gardens as a special spring feature.
