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Contest Closed. Winner to be announced later on today.

We’ve got a $50.00 gift certificate to give away from Aqua Soul Therapeutics!

Just leave a comment on this post telling us why you’d like to escape from the everyday and come to the Peggy’s Cove Area. Is is because of all the fun things to do, the beautiful scenery, the great places to stay, the excellent food? You tell us!

On October 27th we’ll pick one comment from random to win the gift certificate, to be used before December 1.

Visit AqualSoul.ca to see what you’ll be able to spend it on.

Only one comment allowed per person.

Make sure you’re following us on Twitter, too.

So you may be finding this blog through our print ad, or through some blog coverage, or maybe by seeing a car loaded up with kayaks driving around Halifax. Hopefully you’re wondering what all the fuss is about.

The Peggy’s Cove Area wants you to know how much there is to do, so close to home. So, why not now? Why not come out for the evening, have a delicious dinner, and take some photos around the bay (it’s only a short drive, after all). Or why not stay for the night, the weekend, the week?

Whatever you like, whatever your budget, whatever your schedule, there’s plenty to do.

Keep checking back here for great last minute specials and discounts, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Find our official website at PeggysCoveArea.com.

Thanks for stopping by!

From the Facebook Group:

Where else can you go and for $15 get a glass of wine, buffet table full of hors d’oeurves, a fashion show, entertainment, and full-on yak time with up to 250 other women! The energy is high, and the decibels higher when this group gets together to enjoy an evening with friends and raise funds for various community projects.

There will be door prizes and draws, a silent auction, and a decadent dessert bar featuring cheesecakes with your choice of toppings. Proceeds from the dessert bar will go to the local food bank.

This event is a fundraiser for community projects and the organizers are very proud to have donated more than 90% of the revenue each year to various community projects. In 8 years this has amounted to nearly $35,000.00.

Over the years, funds have been given to the Hanging Basket Project, Community Banners, Hubbards Barn, Bishops Park, Through the Years Day Care, Mill Cove Beach, Hubbards Cove Waterfront Development, Hubbards Cove Days, Hubbards & Area Emergency Response Team, Hubbards Food Bank, Fire Department, Lions Club, Parade, and Sailing School. Each of the donations has been made for a specific purpose (eg. flowers, benches, garbage bins, fireworks, transfer switch, jaws of life pneumatic hoses etc.) and never to an organization’s general revenue. Where possible, a small (donated) plaque is affixed to the item indicating that it was provided by Girls Night Out.

TICKETS are available at LOLA’S LANDING and the TRELLIS CAFE in HUBBARDS, and at DIANNE’S BOUTIQUE in TANTALLON.

Girls Night Out link

Come join us at the 14th Annual Prospect Road Craft Crawl! 40 crafters exhibiting at 16 different locations. A great way to spend a Saturday afternoon, so close to the city.

Directions

Participants

Profiles

Hope to see you there!

PEACE QUIET AND AN OCEAN VIEW  –  $65.00

All rooms a Blandford’s Century House Bed & Breakfast have ocean views and private bathrooms.

This October $65.00, no tax, special blogger’s nightly rate for two offers a queen size bed, three piece bathroom ensuite, a cooked breakfast  and probably an evening glass of wine.

Within a five minute walk of Century House three ocean side galleries and studios can be found: Seal Rock Allyson Simmie Jeweler, Lynne Millman Painter, Century House Mieke Martin Potter.

Blandford lies at the head of the Aspotogan Peninsula on Mahone Bay and is an easy 55 minute drive from downtown Halifax via Hwy 103 to exit 7, the express route, or exit 6, the scenic route, then to HWY 329.

So why not now?

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Kimberly, one of the fantastic bloggers we had out on the photo tour, posted today about her time around the bay.

It’s been a whirlwind past few weeks at work and home. And the weekends have been no exception. Recently, I was invited to join some local bloggers and social media types on a day tour and overnight stay in the Peggy’s Cove Area. It was an excellent idea offered up by Colour in association with the tourism association for the region.

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A write up by Kimberly about the tour is on the Halifax Magazine blog today, so please check it out!

Thanks again to all our awesome bloggers and contest winners for coming out!

We’re so thrilled about the great feedback from our photo tour this weekend. What photo tour, you ask? Well, we took some bloggers and Facebook contest winners out for a trip around the Peggy’s Cove Area on Sunday, September 20th to give them a taste of what’s available so close to home. Essentially, we wanted to show them that’s there’s so much to do, so close, so “Why Not Now?” The tour included taking them to several scenic spots to take photos, a boat tour around the bay, wine tasting, and dinner.

A few of the bloggers we had out on the tour were gracious enough to write about their experiences.

The first is from the Things to do for Two blog.

I don’t know if I’ve been living under a rock (or maybe just a pile of school work) but I had never heard of a photo tour before. I had heard of photos and also tours, but not the two combined. Photo tours are now my new favourite thing because I get to explore the outdoors, experiment with photography, and discover the hidden treasures of our province all for a very low price.

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The second post comes from the wonderful With Bite food blog.

Beaches, hiking trails, award-winning wines and incredible food make for quite the experience when playing the tourist in Nova Scotia. The fact of the matter is though, that these experiences can all be had within an hour’s drive of the city. While it’s fine to plan for excursions such as these in advance, why not take a walk on the wild side and experience Nova Scotia when the mood strikes. The name of the tour was “Why Not Now?”, and I can’t think of a good reason “Why Not.”

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We’ve also had some amazing photos added to the Flickr pool!

And there’s still lots more to come. Stay tuned!

Make sure you check out Oceanstone’s website for some of their “Why Not Now?” specials on packages and accommodations!

Hello and welcome to the blog for the Peggy’s Cove Area and our “Why Not Now” events and promotions. On this blog you’ll find out what’s going on around St. Margaret’s Bay this fall.

Please keep coming back for news and specials exclusive to our blog readers. And please, of course, tell your friends.

Thanks so much for stopping by!