For most of this area’s history—long before the Public Gardens or the Halifax Common existed—the Mi’kmaq lived, and fished and hunted, amidst trees, bogs, and ponds here. In the next Public Gardens landmark, we’ll hear more about this…

Where best to meet the ghosts of Halifax’s past than in its oldest (British) graveyard? The Old Burying Ground (also known as St. Paul’s graveyard) begins its story in 1749, the same year Halifax was established as a British town. An astounding…