Canadian Maritime Rally Activities

There are 34 stops on the Canadian Maritime Rally with planned activities. This activities document is intended to provide a schedule (subject to change), local history, and directions to scheduled and optional activities for each stop on the rally.

• Where time and scheduling permits, we will try to get together as a group in the campground around 4:30 or 5 PM. Primarily as a social hour but also to discuss the upcoming activities and what’s going to happen next.
• Scheduling of tours may run through a normal lunch period with no meal scheduled. When that happens, I suggest you “brown bag” lunch or a snack.

During this rally, stops may seem somewhat eclectic.

•  We will visit historical sites, see local reenactments that are intended to give us a sense of how the people of the area lived in the past and to a lesser extent how that impacts their lives today. We may even gain a little better understanding our two countries have impacted one another in times of war and peace.
• We will visit several national parks and regional gardens that will provide some insight into the geographic diversity and visual splendor found in the Maritime provinces. I wouldn’t be too surprised if we caught a glimpse of animals we might not normally see in our day to day lives (black bear, woodland caribou, otter, muskrat, fox, lynx, & moose)
• We will stop at several locations that showcase the innovations and inventions of the Canadian people.
• We will also spend some time visiting lighthouses along the coastline and yes, we will spend time on the water. This is, after all, a Maritime rally.  Who knows, you may catch sight of a Humpback, Finback, or Minke whale along with dolphins, porpoise and killer whales.
• You can expect to see birds like the Atlantic puffin, northern gannet, long-tailed duck to name a few. There are over 100 varieties of birds native to the Maritimes.
• You will have several opportunities to sample the local cuisine. Items like Poutine, Bakeapples, Cod tongues, Touton, and, of course, Lobster. In fact, you should be able to determine whether the lobster is better in the Maritime provincess or in Maine.