In Florida and Georgia, they’re encouraging people to visit Halifax. (Yay, our city’s great!) But then The Wrestling Post offers a bit of a smackdown. (Sucks to be us.) Full links below.
Bluenose memories
from Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta’s Journal-Constitution published this travel piece that makes a trip to Nova Scotia for a ride on the Bluenose sound like the thing to do. Although it’s mostly about Lunenburg, the article mentions Halifax as a travel connection (“Expect to pay about $450 round trip from Atlanta to Halifax, Nova Scotia”) and in the following section: ” proudly remembers the 1995 G-7 Summit visit to Halifax by heads of state worldwide. The Bluenose II was the host ship for the event. But the highlight of those days? He most treasures a memory on board at Windsor, Ontario. ‘We made a trip to the Great Lakes and tied up at Windsor. Someone came to my cabin and said an elderly woman would like to speak with me,’ he said. He walked down the gangplank to see a woman using two canes and being held up by relatives. ‘Tears came down her eyes as I introduced myself. She had a brochure from 1933 when the Bluenose served at the Chicago Exposition. She had my grandfather sign the brochure then, and asked me to sign below his name.'”
Full story here.
Try not to get trapped there
from cyberspace via Detroit
An all-things-wrestling site called The Wrestling Post has an interview with SmackDown! empressario Teddy Long. It’s a simple Q&A format, where Long answers such softballs as “What do you enjoy most about being in the business?” and “How did you get involved in pro wrestling?” This passage is tucked in the middle: “What’s the worst part about being on the road? Being away from home and getting trapped in a snowstorm in Halifax, Nova Scotia — and I’ve had that happen.” The Post credits the Detroit News for the interview.
Full story.
A cheap boat to Halifax
from St. Augustine, Florida
The site for the St. Augustine Record describes its hometown as America’s oldest city. No idea if that’s “oldest” in terms of history or demographics, although this piece about travel deals makes me think demographics. Halifax comes up thanks to special “two-for-one pricing” on a nine-day Newfoundland-to-Halifax cruise called “Around the Rugged Rock.”
Full story.
Notice Halifax coming up in the unlikeliest places? Send links to editor@thecoast.ca.
This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2007.