Digby Nova ScotiaDigby Nova Scotia, The scallop capital of the world.It is located in the southwestern portion of Canada. Digby offers visitors a wide variety of interesting activities and natural attractions, and is close to whale watching in the nearby Bay of Fundy. Loyalists from New York and New England settled Digby in 1783. These early settlers built the present town as a fishing and lumber center. In later years, people from many areas found Digby Nova Scotia to be an enjoyable place to spend their summers, turning the town into a popular visitor attraction. The town of Digby was named after Sir. Robert Digby. It lies on the Annapolis Basin which is part of the Bay of Fundy.
Digby's economy has been mainly made up of tourism, lumber, and fishing industries, but is probably most well known for its scallops. Digby Nova Scotia combines both scallops and tourism each year by celebrating its Scallop Days Festival. The festival includes many events such as scallop shucking contests, the coronation of Scallop Days Queen, and a parade. The cold waters of the surrounding Bay and ocean make for an ideal climate for the growth of scallops. Digby has one of the world’s largest scallop fleets and Digby scallops are known world-wide. Fishermen harvesting inshore scallops use fishing boats equipped with tow drags fitted with large wire and rubber knit baskets. These baskets are then dragged across the ocean bottom, capturing any scallops that may be there. Experience the sunrises over Annapolis Basin and beautiful sunsets over the Bay of Fundy. A walk along the Admirals Walk on the waterfront will bring you to the Admiral Digby Museum, various shops, cafes, restaurants, and historical sites. The full service marina, Heritage Centre, the monuments built to honor past fishermen and World War soldiers at the Fishermen & Soldiers Memorials, and picturesque fisherman's wharf harbors the world famous scallop fleet. Digby is conveniently located just five minutes from Highway 101 by taking exit #26. It is also the entrance point to Nova Scotia for those people who arrive via The Cat, the catamaran car ferry from Maine or the car ferry from Saint John, New Brunswick. To acquaint visitors with the various activities and attractions available, there is a local Visitor Information Center in downtown Digby, and the Provincial Visitor Information Center on the Shore Road en route from the ferry.
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