Phone Jacks (click to enlarge)
Backtracking here a little from Highland Village to Sherbrooke Village. One of the buildings in Sherbrooke Village has a small telephone museum. It is pretty interesting and they have one of the old switchboards. Every time I see one of these I think of The Andy Griffith Show, an old American television show. I imagine Andy calling Sarah the operator to get connected to Helen.
Anywau, just a little detail form Sherbrooke Village.
Sherbrooke Village: N45 08 17.65 W61 59 06.04
Bottle Shelf, Highland Village, Nova Scotia (click to enlarge)
Here are antique bottles on a shelf in one of the houses at Highland Village in Iona, Nova Scotia. The original had the brownish two-tone bottles up against a beige wall. Too much beige for me so I used Silver Efex Pro to convert to black and white.
The village has several buildings full of knick-knacks. If it rains while you are there, duck into one of the buildings (or huts!), and spend some time photographing knick-knacks and details.
Highland Village: N45 56 54.26 W60 49 03.76
Barn on Hill, Highland Village, Nova Scotia (click to enlarge)
Here is a barn at Baile nan Gàidheal (aka Highland Village) in Iona, Nova Scotia. Like Sherbrooke Village, Highland Village is a living history museum. The site celebrates the Gaelic experience in Nova Scotia from the mid 1700’s to the early 1900’s. I have ancestors that immigrated from Nova Scotia to Boston, so visiting Highland Village was part of exploring my roots.
We stopped here after spending a few hours in Baddeck while driving back to Sydney. While much smaller than Sherbrooke Village, Highland Village is well worth a few hours if you are visiting the area.
Highland Village: N45 56 54.26 W60 49 03.76
