Yet still the blood is strong, the heart is highland
Annual Re-enactment of the Landing of the Ship Hector,
which brought Highland Emigrants to Pictou in September 1773.
Pictou is acclaimed as "The Birthplace of New Scotland."
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225th Anniversary; Arrival of Ship Hector in Pictou (1773)
Pictou, Nova Scotia *** September 11 - 15, 1998
Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, on its Atlantic Coast.
This peninsula is proclaimed as `Canada's Ocean Playground'
Canadiana
O Canada! Where pines and maples grow.
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow.
From East to Western Sea,
How dear to us thy broad domain,
Thou land of hope for all who toil!
Thou True North, strong and free!
[National Anthem: Second Verse (J. S. Weir)]