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The ship Bluenose II was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. The schooner is a major Canadian symbol.

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Bluenose II

Canadian racing schooner

Bluenose II is a replica of the fishing and racing schooner Bluenose, commissioned by Sidney Culverwell Oland and built in 1963 as a promotional yacht for Oland Brewery. Sidney Oland donated the schooner to Nova Scotia in 1971 and it has since operated as a sailing ambassador…
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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

Coastal town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nova Scotia, Canada

Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.
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