Chester, Nova Scotia

Chester, Nova Scotia, at roughly 44.54° North 64.24° West, is a village and municipal district in Nova Scotia situated on Chester Peninsula in Mahone Bay. It is one of the wealthiest communities in the province as a result of being a vacation destination, with many seasonal and year-round estates and mansions. The nearby waters of Mahone Bay and its numerous islands are well known for yachting and have made Chester into a cruising destination. The town has two natural harbours, Front Harbour on the east and Back Harbour on the west. A ferry from the town connects to Tancook Island. Just to the north is Stanford Lake. The village is home to the Chester Playhouse one of the best-known community theaters on Nova Scotia's South Shore.

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North - West - Nova Scotia - Mahone Bay - Mahone Bay - Yachting - Cruising - Ferry - Tancook Island - Stanford Lake - Chester Playhouse

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The village of chester is the administrative seat of the Municipality of the District of Chester which comprises the northeastern half, more or less, of Lunenburg County. The village has 2,000 residents and was officially founded in 1759 as the Shoreham grant, although French fishermen had already built a few houses on the site. The permanent European settlers were a group from Massachusetts in 1761.

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Lunenburg County - 1759 - French - Massachusetts - 1761

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Scenes for several films have been taken in Chester:

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• Echoes of a Summer (1976)
• The Secret (1992)
• Dolores Claiborne (1995, exterior of Vera Donovan's)
• Two if by Sea (1996)
• Love and Death on Long Island (1997)
• Catch a Falling Star (2000)
• A Town Without Christmas (2001)
• Beach Girls (2005)
 
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