Special Events
Dolly Belmore dedication
07 June, 2015
Dolly Belmore was one of the founding members of the Icelandic Memorial Society of Nova Scotia, formed in 1998. She served as chair from 1998 until 2008. Dolly ...
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Log cabin dedication ceremony
07 June, 2014
Dedication Ceremony in Markland
The annual Trails Day walk through Markland on the old Fairbanks Lake Road was put on pause on Saturday, June 7, as more than 7...
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Iceland Air Return
01 May, 2007
On May 17, 2007 Icelandair began its service to Halifax, NS. Flight # 606 landed at 8:15 pm. The airport authority had two fire trucks on hand to spray the plan...
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Markland Fall Harvest Picnic
16 September, 2006
Each September Beverly and Harley Redden host a fall pot luck at their camp which is located on Lot 23 (18-1875) 100 acres of land settled by the pioneer settle...
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Stephansson House Historic Site
01 June, 2005
On June 18, 2005, I attended an Icelandic Picnic (Islendingamót) hosted by the Stephan G. Stephansson Icelandic Society at Markerville, Alberta. Markerville is ...
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Millennium Celebration at Markland
26 August, 2000
The Markland Ceremony
In 1998 Mrs. Eleanor ("Dolly") Belmore, a retired teacher from Caribou Gold Mines, had a dream. She dreamed that in the millennium ther...
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