“Dashing Through the Snow”, Highlights from our collection.
During winter in Nova Scotia, we live in a frozen world. Nova Scotians have found ways to survive in and even enjoy the icy winter weather!
These highlights from the Museum of Industry collection showcase how Nova Scotians have adapted to work and play in a winter climate. Innovations were made in the manufacturing of skates, skis, and sleighs. Winter industries, such as ice harvesting, were crucial for food preservation.
As you explore this winter world, can you find ice tongs for moving blocks of ice? Skates for a frozen pond? Mittens for a sleigh driver? A little winter magic?
On view until January 5, 2025.
11.12019.14 - Red toboggan made by CN workers in Stellarton for the original owner's 9th birthday in 1943.
12000.77.01 - Dog Sled
Dogsledding was developed by northern Indigenous peoples. It was adopted by early European explorers and trappers, in present-day Nova Scotia, as the best way to haul items across snow-covered land.