PICTOU — When the Ship Hector returns to the water this summer, it will make an enormous splash and there’s hope it will create a tsunami of tourism dollars. The 25-year-old replica of the ...

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The original settlers from the Hector spent 11 weeks living on the ship as it sailed across the Atlantic Ocean. They then built new homes out of the woods. "When complete, a lot of the wood inside ...

Shipwrights are sealing part of the deck on the Ship Hector replica in Pictou, N.S. “We’re tearing the old deck out and we’re fixing it all up,” said shipwright Ralph Anderson.

The Ship Hector may run aground this year due to a funding shortfall in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The popular Hector Heritage Quay commemorates the arrival of Scottish immigrants in the late 1700s and ...

The replica ship Hector will be back in Pictou this week after its absence last year led to a decline in visitors to the Nova Scotia town. The town did not open the Hector Heritage Quay last year, ...

The tall ship Hector may soon be plying the waters of Pictou Harbour, giving passengers a taste of what it was like when the original Hector arrived in the area 250 years ago, carrying 189 settlers at ...

The historic ship Hector is shown berthed in Pictou, N.S., on Wednesday, May 4, 2016. When post-tropical storm Fiona ripped through Nova Scotia, it initially marked another setback for the team ...

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Standing in the bowels of the Ship Hector, it's hard to believe that nearly 200 people crammed into the bunks for a trying 11-week voyage from Scotland to Nova Scotia You can save this article by ...