In Pictures: Oceanfront drive along Nova Scotia's Northumberland shore
Peter Cheney finds a great road in Nova Scotia with no tourists, no traffic and scant police presence . For the full story, please click on the link below
Route 337 along Nova Scotia's Northumberland Shore. Unlike the famous Cabot Trail, you'll rarely see another vehicle on the Northumberland Shore, making it a driver's paradise
Fishing boat at Lismore, Nova Scotia, along Route 245 on the Northumberland Shore.
The harbour at Lismore, Nova Scotia is home to a large fleet of working boats. Most are locally built, using simple, pragmatic equipment - note the recycled car wheels used to store ropes, and the blue plastic drain pipe used to keep nets from snagging as they get hauled in over the stern.
A crab boat returns to the harbour at Lismore, Nova Scotia.
Crew members unload freshly-caught crabs at Lismore, Nova Scotia.
A fishernab displays a newly-caught crab along Nova Scotia's scenic Route 245
Seascape along Route 245 near Merigomish, Nova Scotia.
A steel-roofed barn off Route 245 near Lismore, Nova Scotia.
A wooden church on Route 245, near Arisaig, Nova Scotia. This wind-blown stretch of road along the Northumberland Shore is filled wih curves and scenery.
Looking across the Northumberland Strait on Route 337.
Ballantyne's Cove, a Nova Scotia fishing village that's home to a Bluefin tuna operation and private marina. Ballantyne's Cove is on Route 337, north of Antigonish.
At Ballantyne's Cove on Route 337, you can learn about the Bluefin tuna, which can grow to the size of a small car and swim as fast as 80 kilometers an hour.
The winding ocean road along Route 337 near Ballantyne's Cove, on Nova Scotia's Northumberland Shore.
Unexpected beauty along a backroad near Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Classic Maritime-style house in Pictou, Nova Scotia, near one of columnist Peter Cheney's favorite driving roads.