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While walking through the woods of the eastern end of the Oak Island in 1795 , Daniel McGinnis noticed a depression in the ground, surrounded by trees with some branches cut. The cut marks show that the branches were used as pulley. He immediately thought that pirates who looted the ships hid their treasures here. However, digging a deep pit was not a job easily done by a single man. Hence, he returned, only to come back with two of his friends, John Smith and Anthony Vaughan. And they...Read Full Story

  Treasure Hunting Who hasn't seen Indiana Jones with the whip, gun and cool hat. The famous archeologist as he travels the world full of danger and excitement for lost treasure! Now some of you might be saying, George, really treasure hunting? Yes treasure hunting, anything pertaining to money I explore. So let's get started shall we? Treasure hunters have been around for millenia. The idea of finding some lost booty is intoxicating not to mention the mo- netary aspect! Now there are many...Read Full Story

Whether or not there is any money under Oak Island is now pretty much a moot point with regards to it's a worth as a story in the grand traditions of swashbuckling epics. As well as being extremely entertaining as story, it's also a tale of tragedy, failure and perhaps even stupidity. Our story begins in 1795 with a sixteen year old boy named Daniel McGinnis. He made a discovery on the Nova Scotian Oak Island while fishing which would, over the next two centuries, cause people to lose...Read Full Story

The sister-ships NEWFOUNDLAND and NOVA SCOTIA were post-war replacements for two very similar ships which had both been lost in the Second World War. The NOVA SCOTIA was completed in 1947, a few months ahead of her almost exact sister, the NEWFOUNDLAND.  Both ships had accommodation for 62 first-class and 92 tourist-class passengers on service from Liverpool to St Johns, Newfoundland; Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They were fine examples of the combined cargo and...Read Full Story

Nova Scotia Map Regional Political Province Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime ambit and is the best crawling arena in Atlantic Canada. The name of the arena is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The bigoted basic is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest arena in Canada with an breadth of 55,284 aboveboard kilometres (21,300 sq mi). As of 2009, the citizenry is 946,397, which makes Nova Scotia the second-most...Read Full Story