The Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival is a springtime celebration of our traditions and agricultural heritage. The aim is to promote the best family event for all Valley communities and visitors making it the leading festival in Atlantic Canada.

Home to North America's longest running steer barbecue, the annual cookout has all the beef dinners, burgers, hotdogs and fries you can handle. But beyond the tasty meat to eat, there's plenty to do to keep the whole family busy: Register for the five-kilometre fun-run, or face-off in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament. And don't miss the fireworks and live music.

The  Heart of the Valley Festival organizing committee is well underway in providing a great line up of events to help celebrate the annual festival. This year will once again feature a great mix of old favorites and new exciting events, surely making it one to remember! Your input/ideas as well as assistance is always welcome.

Over 90 years strong and getting bigger and better every year, you cannot afford to miss this fabulous week long event that celebrates our heritage and our future. There is a great fair with many rides and carnival games, and there are many rodeo competitions. Join us in Lawrencetown this August.

The waters at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy from the ledges off Brier Island right up the Digby Neck are important feeding areas for many species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises), seals and a wide variety of seabirds. Most common species seen are the Minke, humpback and fin whales, harbour porpoise and Atlantic white-sided dolphins. Right whales are frequently seen. Sperm, sei, and blue whales have also been spotted in the Bay of Fundy.