Tourism & Hospitality
The Little Town of Big "Firsts"
In Windsor, all we're missing is YOU!
FIRST in Hockey
The Town of Windsor will leave you with a lot of FIRST
impressions.
The great game of hockey was FIRST played in Windsor about the
year 1800, on Long Pond by the boys of King's College, Canada's FIRST
College. In fact, Windsor is still a great sports
town: Ski
Martock and Avon Valley Golf and Country
Club are just minutes away. you can play tennis, canoe Lake
Pesaquid, swim in our outdoor pool, stroll our walking trails, or marvel
at the world's highest tides.
Downtown, visit Mermaid Theatre of Nova
Scotia; The Hockey Centre; our waterfront; our shops, and Saturday's
Farmers Market. Don't overlook the wonderful old homes that line our
shady streets.
FIRST in Humour
 Windsor was home to Judge Thomas Chandler
Haliburton, North America's FIRST recognized writer of humour,
and one of the most quoted authors in the English language. Our widely
popular Windsor-West
Hants Summer Fest (formerly Sam Slick Days) celebrate Judge
Haliburton's best known fictional character. This August festival is a
fun-packed weekend of parades, competitions, concerts, and fireworks.
And, don't miss "Clifton," the magnificent home of our oft-quoted
judge; or Fort Edward, whose blockhouse, dating from 1750 was built just
prior to the expulsion of the Acadians and is the oldest standing
military structure of its kind in Canada. The West Hants
Historical Society Museum and Genealogy Centre houses local records,
photos and artifacts.
FIRST in Pumpkins
 Winsdor is the giant pumpkin capital of the
universe. The FIRST world champion giant gourds were grown on
the farm of Howard Dill, who launched an
international pumpkin growing craze.
The Windsor~West Hants
Pumpkin Weigh-off, held on the first Saturday in October, attracts
entries from the Maritimes and beyond.
In fact, Windsor, Nova Scotia and Half Moon Bay, California hosted the FIRST-EVER
pumpkin weigh-offs. Today there are more than fifty weigh-off sites in
the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth, and Windsor's own Dill's Atlantic Giant pumpkin
seeds are sold around the world.
 FIRST Pumpkin Race
The world's FIRST Pumpkin Regatta was
held in Windsor in 1999. This internationally recognized event takes
place on the second Sunday in October. The Children's Wish Parade of
Pumpkin Paddlers kicks off the Regatta.
There is also a motorized class, in which outboard motors are
attached to the pumpkins, and an experimental class, in which the
pumpkins are used as floatation devices.
FIRST in Agriculture Fairs
 The FIRST agricultural fair in North
America was held in Windsor in 1765. After 243 years, the Hants County Exhibition
is still going strong. Its grounds are home to many equestrian events,
including the Can Am Equine Show and
the Better Living Show.
FIRST in the Valley
As you head west from the provincial capital of Halifax, you will
discover that Windsor, whose people are FIRST in friendliness is
the FIRST town to greet you as you enter the lush and historic
Annapolis Valley.
For more information, call
The Town of Windsor
PO Box 158, 100 King Street
Windsor, NS
Canada
B0N 2T0
(902) 798-2275
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