Issie Patterson

Issie Patterson

Editor-At-Large
  • Joined: February 6, 2023
  • Articles: 60

Five Haunted Places in Lunenburg

On a chilly late summer night, Liz Powers gathers with a group of tourists in front of the Mariner King Inn Lunenburg. Lanterns are distributed, introductions are made. Powers jokes about how quiet the town is at night as a pick-up truck blasts by us at twice the speed limit. Then our small group sets off into the foggy night to learn about Lunenburg’s most notorious ghosts.

Festival Encourages Locals to Join the Scarecrow Spirit 

If you were impressed by the sheer number of scarecrows during last year’s festival, you might be surprised to know that more scarecrows are being created as we speak. The festival has a permanent home now in the Mahone Bay Trinity United Church basement. Pinsent says that previously, volunteers would have to cobble together their scarecrow creations in peoples’ garages and dining rooms. Now, they have a workshop of their own.

Lunenburg Queens Business Excellence Award Nominees

The Lunenburg Queens Business Excellence Awards highlight our wonderful local businesses. This summer, local businesses received notice if they were nominated for an award. Rigel Jones, project lead for the LQ Business Excellence Awards, reports that there are 270 businesses nominated across 8 categories. The Lunenburg Queens Business Collective accepted nominations from the public.

Community Bands Together for Community Bands

Strolling near the Chester Lido on a sunny summer evening, you hear a legion of cheerful trumpets and crashing cymbals. On Mahone Bay’s bustling thoroughfare, you catch snatches of saxophones playing an upbeat tune. In Bridgewater, the sound of trilling flutes is carried on the LaHave River.

South Shore Looks Forward to Star-Studded Future

If you were on the streets of Lunenburg last August, you might have been surprised to find yourself surrounded by Christmas trees and fluffy fake snow. This was set dressing for Christmas Island, a Hallmark movie production. It’s among many productions that have chosen our region as a backdrop in the past few years.

Local Holiday Markets Give Back to Community

For some, the holiday season brings fond thoughts of hot chocolate on chilly days. For others, the season heralds being subjected to the intense anxiety of buying the perfect gifts for your loved ones. If you belong to the second group, then you have no reason to worry – Lunenburg County is about to become the epicenter of holiday markets.

What is Lunenburg reading?

Artists, writers, and musicians are drawn here, many of whom put down roots and continue to enrich the local arts scene. Our three book shops offer a variety of fantastic reads and are staffed by wonderful folks who can help you find your next good book. All this leads one to wonder: what are the people of Lunenburg reading?

Lunenburg Barnacle Vol. 1, No. 4 is here

Locals continue to stop us in cafes, bars, and on the street to give feedback on a story we covered, or to let us know how easy/difficult they found Carley’s latest crossword. It’s this sense of passionate local engagement that powers the Lunenburg Barnacle.

Tick off our tick-checking checklist

As the days get warmer and longer, many South Shore residents are eagerly lacing on their hiking boots or lugging their gardening equipment out of their sheds. Unfortunately, warm weather goes hand-in-hand with the increased risk of picking up an unwanted arachnid during your time outside.

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