Description: View over the Annapolis Valley from the Look-off on the North Mountain, October 2005

The Annapolis Valley is a valley in the western part of the Nova Scotia peninsula, formed by a trough between two parallel mountain ranges along the shore of the Bay of Fundy. The Nova Scotia peninsula * is a Peninsula on the Atlantic coast of North America. Tides Folklore in the Mi'kmaq First Nation claims that the tides in the Bay of Fundy are caused by a giant whale splashing in the water

Geography

The Annapolis valley is located in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's

It measures approximately 150 km in length from Digby and the Annapolis Basin in the west to Wolfville and the Minas Basin in the east, spanning the counties of Digby, Annapolis and Kings. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Public library Isaiah W Wilson Memorial Library Digby The Annapolis Basin is a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy, located on the southwestern shores of the bay along the northwestern shore of Nova Scotia and at the western The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. Digby County is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Annapolis County ( 2006 population 21438 is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Kings County is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Some also include the western part of Hants County, including the towns of Hantsport and Windsor even further to the east, but geographically speaking they are part of the Avon River valley. Hants County is a County in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Hantsport is a rural Canadian town and seaport located in the western part of Hants County, Nova Scotia Windsor is a small town located in central Nova Scotia at the junction of the Avon and St This is about a river in Nova Scotia For other rivers of the same name see River Avon The Avon River is a small Canadian River

The steep face of basaltic North Mountain shelters the valley from the adjacent Bay of Fundy and rises to almost 1000 feet in elevation in some parts. North Mountain is a narrow north-south trending volcanic Mountain range on the mainland portion of southwestern Nova Scotia, stretching from Brier The granitic South Mountain also rises to similar elevation and shelters the valley from the climate of the Atlantic Ocean approximately 100 kilometres further south on the province's South Shore. South Mountain is a Canadian range on the mainland portion of Nova Scotia. The South Shore is a region of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the Atlantic coast running southwest from Halifax Harbour to the western end of the

The shelter provided by these two mountainous ridges has produced a "micro climate" which provides relatively mild temperatures for the region and, coupled with the fertile glacial sedimentary soils on the valley floor, the region is conducive to growing vegetable and fruit crops. Particularly famous for its apple crop, the valley hosts in excess of 1,000 farms of various types, the majority being relatively small family-owned operations. The apple is the pomaceous Fruit of the apple tree Species Malus domestica in the Rose family Rosaceae.

Within the valley itself are two "major" rivers, the Annapolis River which flows west from the Caribou Bog in the central part of the valley into the Annapolis Basin, and the Cornwallis River which flows east from Caribou Bog into the Minas Basin. The Annapolis River is a Canadian river located in Nova Scotia 's Annapolis Valley. The Annapolis Basin is a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy, located on the southwestern shores of the bay along the northwestern shore of Nova Scotia and at the western The Cornwallis River is a river in Nova Scotia, Canada. It has a meander length of approximately 48 km from its source in Caribou Bog near Berwick The Minas Basin is an inlet of the Bay of Fundy and a sub-basin of the Fundy Basin located in Nova Scotia, Canada. The North Mountain Basalt forms one side of the Annapolis Valley. North Mountain is a narrow north-south trending volcanic Mountain range on the mainland portion of southwestern Nova Scotia, stretching from Brier

History

Long settled by the Mi'kmaq Nation, the valley experienced French settlement at the Habitation at Port-Royal, near modern day Annapolis Royal in the western part of the valley, beginning in 1605 and continuing through to the British-ordered expulsion of Acadians in 1755 and at Grand Pré in the eastern part of the valley. The Míkmaq or Mi'kmaq (miːgmax sometimes spelled Micmac in English and formerly Mìgmaq ( Mi'gmaq) in Míkmaw) are a The Habitation at Port-Royal was an early French colonial settlement and is presently a National Historic Site located at Port Royal in the Canadian province of This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Grand-Pré is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, Nova Scotia. New England Planters moved in to occupy the abandoned Acadian farming areas and the region also saw subsequent settlement by Loyalist refugees of the American Revolutionary War, as well as foreign Protestants. The New England Planters were settlers from the New England colonies who responded to invitations by the Lieutenant governor and subsequently Governor of The name United Empire Loyalists is a honorific name which has been given after the fact to those American Loyalists who resettled in British North America and other In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"

Economy

Today, the valley is still largely dominated by agriculture but also has a growing diversity in its economies, partly aided by the importance of post-secondary education centres provided by Acadia University in Wolfville, and the Nova Scotia Community College campuses located in Kentville, Middleton, Lawrencetown, and Digby. Acadia University is a non-denominational predominantly undergraduate University located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate The Nova Scotia Community College ( NSCC) is the Community college of Nova Scotia. History Kentville owed its location to the Cornwallis River which downstream from Kentville becomes a large tidal river Lawrencetown is a Village within Annapolis County in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, Public library Isaiah W Wilson Memorial Library Digby

Michelin has an important truck tire manufacturing plant in Waterville and the Department of National Defence has its largest air force base in Atlantic Canada located at CFB Greenwood. Michelin (full name SCA Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin) ( based in Clermont-Ferrand in the Auvergne Région Waterville is a Canadian community in Kings County, Nova Scotia. Mission AIRCOM is responsible for all aircraft operations in the Canadian Forces enforcing the security of Canada's airspace and providing aircraft for supporting the missions of Atlantic Canada, also known as the Atlantic provinces, is the region of Canada comprising four provinces located on the Atlantic coast: Canadian Forces Base Greenwood, commonly referred to as CFB Greenwood, is a Canadian Forces Base located in Greenwood, Nova Scotia.

Melanson, just outside Wolfville, is headquarters for British Cycle Supply Company, a worldwide supplier of parts for out of production British motorcycles, making it a destination for many classic motorcycle enthusiasts.

The valley is home to the annual Apple Blossom Festival, held in late spring. The Apple Blossom Festival is an annual agriculture and heritage celebration held in Nova Scotia 's Annapolis Valley usually the last weekend of May

Communities

Population centres in the valley from west to east include:

• Digby
• Cornwallis
• Annapolis Royal
• Bridgetown
• Middleton
• Kingston
• Greenwood
• Aylesford
• Berwick
• Cambridge
• Waterville
• Coldbrook
• Kentville
• New Minas
• Wolfville
• Grand Pré

External links

• Annapolis Valley Tourism
• Annapolis Valley Events and Sport Tourism Association
• Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival