2019 Nova Scotia – part 1, Cape Breton: a ferry ride, getting settled, and more road signs
We could have driven from PEI to Cape Breton Island on the northeast side of Nova Scotia, but we decided to save time and cost of fuel and took a...
2019 Nova Scotia – part 2, Cape Breton: Alexander Graham Bell’s timeline, early years and the telephone, Mabel
Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell lived in Nova Scotia much of his adult life? We sure didn’t. We thought that he was an American, but he only spent...
2019 Nova Scotia – part 3, Cape Breton: Alex Bell and beginnings of flight
While looking at the pictures we took showing the rest of the museum, I’ve realized that we have too many for just 1 post. So this post is about Bell’s...
2019 Nova Scotia – part 4, Cape Breton: Bell’s hydrofoils
After his success with flying, Alexander Graham Bell turned his sights on faster boats. His idea was to take what he had learned with aeroplanes and apply the technology to...
2019 Nova Scotia – part 5, Cape Breton: Bell’s other pursuits and his life at Beinn Bhreagh
Along with Bell’s successes with the telephone, flying machines, and hydrofoils, he had other interests that filled his mind with possibilities. Such excitement with life and improving life for others,...