For many weeks now little ‘Faerie Houses’ have been appearing all over Annapolis Royal. Check out the recent article in the Yarmouth Vanguard http://bit.ly/jxP9HL. Well it was brought to our attention just a few hours ago that a Faerie House has now appeared in one of the front gardens of the Hillsdale House Inn. We [...]
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Faerie House Appears in Hillsdale House Inn Garden
Posted in Entertainment, News, Special Interest, tagged Annapolis Royal, Craft, Gardening, Hillsdale House Inn on May 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Plant a Tree
Posted in Events, News, Special Interest, tagged Annapolis Royal, Event, Gardening, Hillsdale House Inn, Nova Scotia on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Earlier this week we had the great pleasure of having a few of the children from Good Beginnings Day Care in Annapolis Royal come by to plant some trees on our property. They are participating in the “Adopt a Stream” program. As you can see from the photos below they got their hands dirty and seemed to have [...]
Raccoon Poses As Santa Claus at Hillsdale House Inn
Posted in Entertainment, News, Pets, Special Interest, tagged Annapolis Royal, Event, Hillsdale House Inn on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Mystery solved!! When we came into our dining room yesterday morning we discovered the screen on our fireplace laying on the floor and the plastic bag full of insulation that was packed in the flue for the winter was laying in the fireplace. Well this afternoon I found a non-paying guest staying in Room 6 [...]
Potential Good News for Local Economy
Posted in News, tagged Annapolis Royal, Bay of Fundy, Digby, Economic Development, Hillsdale House Inn, Nova Scotia on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Digby ready to wade into tidal energy trade The tidal turbines are coming and Digby, Nova Scotia wants to be at the centre of the action. The town has launched a campaign to position itself as a service centre for the tidal energy industry that is beginning to evolve in parts of the Bay of [...]
Hillsdale House Inn receives TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award for the second year in a row
Posted in Awards, News, tagged Accommodation, Annapolis Royal, Award, Hillsdale House Inn, Tourism, TripAdvisor on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
TripAdvisor® has recognized Hillsdale House Inn with a 2011 Travellers’ Choice Award placing it among the top 10 B&B’s/Inns in Canada. This is the second consecutive year that the Inn has been honoured with this award. Once again Hillsdale House Inn is the only recipient east of Ontario. TripAdvisor® Travellers’ Choice Award winners are determined [...]
Ghost Hunting, Goblets & Goblins
Posted in Events, News, Special Interest, tagged Accommodation, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens, Event, Gardening, Hillsdale House Inn, Historic Gardens, Wine on October 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Ghost Hunting, Goblets & Goblins Package While there are no known or reported encounters with ghosts at the Hillsdale House Inn, what better place to search for them than a 151 year old Historic Inn on Halloween weekend. While visiting the Inn to conduct your own search we also want you to have the opportunity [...]
Moose River Rug Hooking Studio Now Open
Posted in News, Special Interest, tagged Accommodation, Annapolis Royal, Craft, Hillsdale House Inn, Nova Scotia, Rug Hooking on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are very excited to share that a few local friends of ours have recently opened the MOOSE RIVER Rug Hooking Studio in Clementsport, Nova Scotia. The studio will be a place for seasoned hookers to hang out and share stories and techniques, as well as a place for those who want to learn the [...]
Swing into Autumn 2009
Posted in Events, News, tagged Annapolis Royal, Hillsdale House Inn, Monarch Butterfly, Music, Wine on September 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In support of Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute “Species at Risk in Nova Scotia” Program Swing into Autumn with the ANNAPOLIS BIG BAND Sunday, September 13, 2009 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. on the grounds of Hillsdale House Inn Annapolis Royal, NS Swing into Autumn 2008 (Please note that this is a fair [...]
Have you ever seen a Luna Moth?
Posted in News, Special Interest, tagged Annapolis Royal, Butterfly, Hillsdale House Inn on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
During the past few weeks we have discovered on two seperate occassions Luna Moth’s hanging out at the Inn. The first sighting was a couple weeks ago very early in the morning when one was found attached to our Nova Scotia flag at the front entrance. This past week we found a second one attached [...]
The Right Whales Are Coming!
Posted in News, Outdoor Experience, Special Interest, tagged Annapolis Royal, Hillsdale House Inn, Right Whales, Whale Watching, Whales on July 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A recent news report indicated that there will be 39 right whale calves swimming at their mothers sides as they make there way north to the Bay of Fundy for another summer season. This is very encouraging news considering that the right whale is still on the endangered species list. If you have not yet enjoyed [...]
