Georges Island (Nova Scotia)

During the Seven Years' War, two thousand French sailors were imprisoned on the island after the British victory in the Battle off Cape Race, Newfoundland.

The Acadian prisoners in the vicinity of Halifax were subject to various degrees of confinement and dependence upon victualization, without the right to own land, continuously, from 1759 to 1768.

Tales of executions, forts and hidden tunnels surround the folklore associated with the mysterious island.

[5] In March 2009, the federal government designated $3.5 million to install water, sewer and electrical services on the National Historic Site over the following year.

"This would be the first step towards opening the island," said Carla Wheaton, Parks Canada cultural resource manager.

Getting to the island can be done either via Ambassatours ferry from the Halifax Waterfront, CAD 26.75 per adult (includes historic site access), or private vessel, must purchase historic site access upon landing on the island, CAD 8.50 per adult.