Visit Ross Farm on Saturday, July 9th and Sunday, July 10th, and chat with our interpreters as they demonstrate the beautiful art of both needle and shuttle tatting.

Join Christy Ann Conlin for a reading from her new novel, 'The Memento', a literary ghost story, published by Doubleday/Penguin Random House. Christy Ann will share her love of ghost stories, discuss the haunted embroidery in the novel, and how growing up in rural Nova Scotia and participating in 4-H shaped her literary career.

Menu: Chicken, baked beans, salads, and a variety of strawberry desserts, tea/coffee. Adults: $12, Children 5-12: $6, Under 5: $3 Doors open at 4pm, serving starts at 4:30pm. At the Forties Community Centre on Sunday, July 10th, 2016. For more information call 902-689-2612 or 902-689-2000.

At Ross Farm on Wednesday, July 13th, you can hear the roar of the saws and the smell of the freshly cut spruce and balsam fir as the saw mill produce barrel staves and heads for our cooperage shop. At the cooperage shop you will see our cooper building the various types of barrels.

Calling all volunteers who are willing to donate a few hours, a half day, or more of your time to help with the August 5-7th Anniversary Celebrations. Please come to out volunteer meeting on July 14th, at 7:00 pm at the Fire Hall. At this time we will review our safety regulations, confirm your time...Read more >