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Stone Soup Festival
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Eastern Shore
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"A sustainable environment is one in which the natural environment, economic development and social life are seen as mutually dependent".
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Bay of Islands near Port Dufferin, MooseheadComing from Halifax on the Dartmouth side (1 hour & 45 min.), Take the new bridge to Dartmouth and follow the signs marked Eastern Shore or Marine Drive until you arrive at Highway #7 in Musquodoboit Harbour. You will be travelling on Route #107 ( the fastest), #207 (most scenic) or old #7 through Cherrybrook and Preston.

These highways all converge in Musquodoboit Harbour, Continue east down Highway #7 along the Eastern Shore through Sheet Harbour and Port Dufferin. Distance: a little over 100km (60 miles). This is the gateway to the Bay of Islands region. Continue along Highway #7 another 20 minutes until you arrive at Moser River at Necum Teuch Bay. From the bridge, you can't miss the Bay of Islands Centre and the Prospector's House -- it's just in front of you on the hill.

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The Stone Soup Festival will be located at the Bay of Islands Centre just East of the Moser River Bridge.

Here is a map of the approximate layout of the festival grounds: ( click...)

Coming from Cape Breton, Port Hawksbury, Antigonish
Take the Trans Canada Highway West to Antigonish. In Antigonish, turn left at the second set of traffic lights towards Sherbrooke.

In Shebrooke, turn right and follow highway 7 west for about 35 km to Necum Teuch (say: Kneecum Tah) and Moser River on the Bay of Islands. You will see the large Bay of Islands signs on the right side of the road.

Coming from Amherst via Truro takes about 1 hour & 45 min. from Truro.

Coming from New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island
Follow Highway # 374 to Sheet Harbour, then east (left) along Highway7 to Moser River.
 
 

Approximate Lay-out Of The Festival Grounds

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