Digby Pines Resort
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The Digby Pines Resort is a seasonal coastal resort hotel located at Digby, Nova Scotia
on the shores of the Annapolis Basin
. The Pines is owned by the Province of Nova Scotia and is one of the province's three "Signature Resorts," along with Liscombe Lodge in Liscombe Mills and Keltic Lodge in Ingonish Beach.
The Pines first opened in 1905 as a large Second Empire wooden hotel built by Digby businessmen Harry Churchill. It was used in World War I
as quarters for army officers. After the war, it was purchased by the Dominion Atlantic Railway
and expanded as a seasonal resort to cater to the DAR's railway and steamer passengers. The DAR's owners, the Canadian Pacific Railway
, decided to expand the Pines and replaced the original wooden hotel with the present building which opened on June 24, 1929.
The hotel was built in the style of a Norman Chateau, similar in style to Canadian Pacific's Algonquin Hotel
in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. The hotel includes an 18 hole golf course, a large landscaped outdoor pool, 30 cottages, and extensive grounds with a spectacular view of the Annapolis Basin and Digby Gut
. Hotel bell boys once dipped the hotel flag twice a day to the Canadian Pacific steamship as it called on Digby. Canadian Pacific sold its Dominion Atlantic Railway hotels in 1957. The Pines was purchased by the Province of Nova Scotia to provide a regional tourism destination and is currently marketed as the "Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa".
Digby, Nova Scotia
Digby is a Canadian town in western Nova Scotia. It is the shiretown and largest population centre in Digby County.The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy.Named after Admiral Robert Digby, RN,...
on the shores of the Annapolis Basin
Annapolis Basin
The Annapolis Basin is a sub-basin of the Bay of Fundy, located on the southwestern shores of the bay, along the northwestern shore of Nova Scotia and at the western end of the Annapolis Valley....
. The Pines is owned by the Province of Nova Scotia and is one of the province's three "Signature Resorts," along with Liscombe Lodge in Liscombe Mills and Keltic Lodge in Ingonish Beach.
The Pines first opened in 1905 as a large Second Empire wooden hotel built by Digby businessmen Harry Churchill. It was used in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
as quarters for army officers. After the war, it was purchased by the Dominion Atlantic Railway
Dominion Atlantic Railway
The Dominion Atlantic Railway was a historic Canadian railway which operated in the western part of Nova Scotia, primarily through an agricultural district known as the Annapolis Valley....
and expanded as a seasonal resort to cater to the DAR's railway and steamer passengers. The DAR's owners, the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
, decided to expand the Pines and replaced the original wooden hotel with the present building which opened on June 24, 1929.
The Algonquin
The Fairmont Algonquin is a coastal resort hotel in the Tudor style, located in Canada's first seaside resort town, St. Andrews, New Brunswick. It was built in 1889 by the St...
in Saint Andrews, New Brunswick. The hotel includes an 18 hole golf course, a large landscaped outdoor pool, 30 cottages, and extensive grounds with a spectacular view of the Annapolis Basin and Digby Gut
Digby Gut
The Digby Gut is a narrow channel connecting the Bay of Fundy with the Annapolis Basin. The town of Digby, Nova Scotia is located on the inner portion of the western side of the Gut. The eastern entrance is marked by the Point Prim lighthouse...
. Hotel bell boys once dipped the hotel flag twice a day to the Canadian Pacific steamship as it called on Digby. Canadian Pacific sold its Dominion Atlantic Railway hotels in 1957. The Pines was purchased by the Province of Nova Scotia to provide a regional tourism destination and is currently marketed as the "Digby Pines Golf Resort and Spa".