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Annapolis Tidal Station Museums and Tour

July 28, 2018/in Activities, Museums /by ValleyFamilyFun

Annapolis Tidal Station Museums and Tour

It’s one of those places we drive by almost every time we drive to Annapolis Royal, but haven’t taken time to visit the Annapolis Tidal Station!

I went when I was a kid, so thought it was High TIDE we went again!

We operate the first and only tidal power plant in North America, one of few in the world.

Our Annapolis Tidal Power Plant came online in 1984. It can make as much as 20 megawatts of electricity and has a daily output of roughly 80-100 megawatt hours, depending on the tides.

Learn more about the power station run by Nova Scotia Power.

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The museum is upstairs (elevator available) and has several display boards talking about the tidal station.

There are also a few really good short videos that the kids and I watched to learn how tidal power is generated.

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There is also a model of the turbine with lots of buttons to push to see it in action.

If you want to learn even more, there are Nova Scotia Power guides available to give you a full explanation.

Underground Tours

Conditions permitting, a tour of the plant may be offered to persons over age 16 with appropriate footwear. During this tour, get a one-of-a-kind view of the basin overlooking Granville Ferry and Annapolis Royal. Often osprey and other birds are sighted and even dolphins playing in the basin.

Learn more about these tours.