The Islands’ Tiny Free Library Encourages Reading and Sharing — A community feature highlights the small “Tiny Free Library” in Freeport, where residents and visitors can borrow or leave books. Located near Loyalist Park and the museum, the lighthouse-shaped library has become a charming stop for readers exploring Long Island.
IslandsHistory.com Preserves the Stories of Long Island and Brier Island — A look at the IslandsHistory.com website explores how the growing digital archive is preserving photographs, documents, and stories from the Digby Neck and Islands region, making local heritage accessible to researchers, residents, and descendants around the world.
Provincial Election 2021: Meet the Candidates — With Nova Scotia heading into a provincial election, the issue introduces the candidates running to represent Digby–Annapolis, outlining their backgrounds and the issues shaping the campaign across rural communities.
Warm Welcomes: New Residents Choose Life on Long Island — A new regular column begins by introducing newcomers settling on the Islands, sharing stories of people relocating to communities like Freeport and discovering the unique lifestyle of coastal Nova Scotia.
Tiger Lilies: A Familiar Flower of Maritime Summers — A seasonal nature feature takes a closer look at the bright orange tiger lily often found around old homesteads and roadsides, explaining its structure, how it spreads through rhizomes, and why it has become such a recognizable part of the summer landscape in Nova Scotia.
Community News from Long Island, Brier Island, and Digby Neck — The issue also includes local updates from across the Islands, including library programming, community events, fishing and harbour news, and everyday stories reflecting life along Digby Neck and the Bay of Fundy coast.
