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Welcome to the Age of Sail Centre, overlooking
the tidal Greville River, the center pays tribute to the heritage of the
communities along the Minas Channel. Through pictures, videos,
story telling, models, artifacts and hands on exhibits, the museum
brings to life the history of shipbuilding and lumbering and community lives. The area boosts a rich history from the time of the dinosaurs to the Mi'kmaq and Acadians to loyalists and shipbuilders to the present day. The heritage center hosts a museum in an 1854 church, local blacksmith shop from the Wagstaff and Hatfield shipyard, as well as the Port Greville Lighthouse circa 1908 and a boathouse.Local genealogy and research material available. A new expansions is planned. Special
activities for children available.
Museum Hours of
Operation for 2010:
| May 29th - October 11th |
10:00am - 6:00pm, (closed
Tues & Wed in June) |
| Cafe Hours |
|
| Jun 6-Oct 5 |
(same hours as
Museum) |
Operated by:
The Greville Bay Shipbuilding Museum Society
Contact: Ohra Colins 902.348.2060
or Oralee O'Byrne (Curator) 902.254.2079
P.O. Box 14
8334 on Highway 209
Port Greville, NS B0M 1T0
Ph:1.902.348.2030
Email