Author: Emily Sollows

One hundred years ago, the legendary racing schooner Bluenose slipped into the water off Lunenburg, N.S., the hopes of a province and a nation riding on her broad sails. Recently a year-long celebration of the famous boat that adorns the Canadian dime began in Nova Scotia. On March 26, 1921 Bluenose emerged from the Smith and Rhuland

James Creaser of LaHave got up early that morning. He grabbed his bicycle, coasted down to the local ferry and caught a ride across the LaHave River. Once on the other side, the young man started pedalling toward Lunenburg, more than 30 kilometres away. Others headed to Lunenburg by foot, by horse and wagon or by

When Phil Watson told me the other day there were ghosts in the interior of the replica of Canada’s most famous sailing ship, he meant the absent kind: for six months of the year, as Bluenose II goes from port to port as the province’s roving ambassador, when he and his officers are in the

HALIFAX — It is Canada’s most famous ship, a national icon that calls to mind the romance of the age of sail and the tenacity of those who make their living on the North Atlantic. Known for its graceful lines and its crews’ uncanny ability to win races, the Grand Banks fishing schooner Bluenose was

Watch CTV Morning Live’s check in with Bluenose 100 Committee chair Alan Creaser to find out how Bluenose 100 is marking the occasion of the Bluenose launch centennial. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=2166860

When the legend of the Bluenose was born upon the waves 100 years ago, it appeared as a ray of hope for Canadians and a symbol of ingenuity, craftsmanship and sailing skill that still fires imaginations to this day. The schooner and its crew under Captain Angus Walters won its first International Fisherman’s Cup in