News ReleaseMay 6, 2020 The 2020 Chestico Days will go silent this year – Cancelled. Chestico Days Summer Festival has been celebrating the bonds of community spirit and friendship since 1978. The organizing committee said the decision was made as a result of public health and safety issues around COVID-19 and with guidance from public health authorities. Committee chair, Lynn… (more…)
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2019 Chestico Couples
The 2019 Chestico Couples are Pauline and J.R. MacDonald and Mary and Joe Morris.
2018 Chestico Couples
The Chestico Museum and Historical Society is pleased to honour Betty & Edgar Cormier and Ann & John MacDonald as this year’s Chestico Couples. Betty & Edgar Cormier: Betty grew up in Port Hood. She was the seventh of twelve children born to Marion (MacEachern) and Andrew Moran. Betty attended St. Peter’s Convent School and Port Hood Consolidated School and… (more…)
2017 Chestico Couples
The Chestico Museum and Historical Society is pleased to honour Evelyn & Angus MacLean and Jeanie & Donald MacMillan as this year’s Chestico Couples. Evelyn & Angus MacLean: Evelyn grew up in Port Hood. She was the daughter of Annie Belle (MacKinnon) and Ben Hawley. Angus was born in Halifax to Evelyn (Lynch) and John Angus MacLean. When Angus was… (more…)
2016 Chestico Couple
The Chestico Museum and Historical Society is pleased to honour Sadie and Edgar Spears as this year’s Chestico Couple. Sadie was born in Rockingham, Nova Scotia to Evelyn (Lynch) and John Angus MacLean. When Sadie was just a young girl her family moved back to the MacLean family home in Mabou Harbour. Edgar grew up in Port Hood. He is the son of… (more…)
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