TOURING QUEBEC AND THE MARITIMES 77 who sailed from Halifax harbour with the Canadian troops and served with distinction in the Great War. At 3.00 p.m., Dominion Day, our train left Halifax for Lunenburg. The route along the southern shore is de¬ lightful, passing through a region of marvellous coast scenery and many picturesque resorts with magnificent stretches of broad, smooth beaches, where the surf invites the bather. There are inlets rich in beauty, which make boating alluring. It is doubtful if any other part of Nova Scotia offers more abundant attractions and that is saying a great deal of a country, where beauty is everywhere. We passed Chester, beautifully situated and overlook¬ ing , with its 365 picturesque islands. Oak Island, one of the numerous islands in the adjacent bay, is said according to tradition to have been utilized by the famous Captain Kidd for the hiding of the treasures he had captured during his privateering adventure. Farther on we saw Mahone Junction, which snuggles at the head of the bay, half-hidden by encircling hills with shaggy pines. Later, we reached Lunenburg, the centre of a great fishing industry, and aptly termed the "Gloucester of Nova Scotia "—a great nursery for Canadian sailors. It is also the home port of the Bluenose, unbeaten contender in the International Fishermen's Races. Lunenburg, with a population of 3,000, is built on the southern exposure of a steep hill, facing the south or front harbour. Its rows of houses, built one above the other, give it a picturesque and attractive appearance, and makes it appear much larger than it really is. Its inhabitants are of German extraction. In 1751 their ancestors, the hardy pioneers, left their homes in Lunen¬ burg, Germany, and went to . There they