Guysborough Head of Chezzetcook Head of Jeddore Musquodobout Harbour Port Dufferin Sheet Harbour Ship Harbour Spanish Ship Bay Tangier Municipalities eastern Municipality of Halifax Guysborough St. Mary's Economy Most of the economy along the Eastern Shore is based around fishing, forestry and tourism, with an industrial port in Sheet Harbour as well. Numerous lumber mills operated here during the early 1900s as Nova Scotia entered the industrial revolution. Tourism Tourism is becoming an increasingly active industry along the Eastern Shore. There is a Fisherman's Life Museum in Jeddore Oyster Ponds. There is trout fishing and Atlantic salmon serves as a sport in rivers along the coast. In Eastern Passage, there is a Fishermen's Cove tourist attraction with a few stores. There is an interactive museum located in Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia. It is called the Historic Sherbrooke Village and it depicts life around the 1900s in the village. The longest beaches on the Eastern Shore are Lawrencetown Beach, in Lawrencetown, Martinique Beach, near Musquodoboit Harbour and Taylor Head Beach, located in Spry Bay, within the boundaries of Taylor Head Provincial Park. Transportation Roads Highway 107 Route 211 Route 224 Route 316 Route 344 Route 357 Route 374 Trunk 7 Trunk 16 Education All schools within the Eastern Shore, except St. Mary's Education Centre, are administered by the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. St. Mary's Education Centre is administered by the Strait Regional School Board. Elementary Schools O'Connell Drive Elementary School (Porter's Lake) Porters Lake Elementary (Porter's Lake) Sheet Harbour Consolidated School (Sheet Harbour) St. Mary's Education Centre (Sherbrooke) High Schools Duncan MacMillan High School (Sheet Harbour) Eastern Shore District High School (Musquodoboit Harbour) Junior High Schools Gaetz Brook Junior High School (Gaetz Brook) Oyster Pond Academy (Jeddore Oyster Ponds) There are nine schools along the Eastern Shore. Most are located in the larger communities. and Saint Mary's Education Centre/Academy (SMECA), in Sherbrooke. A new school in Sheet Harbour is currently being built in the former site of Duncan MacMillan High School and Sheet Harbour Consolidated School. It is a merge of the schools Duncan MacMillan High School, Sheet Harbour Consolidated School, Lakefront Consolidated Elementary and Eastern Consolidated School.There is a possibility that both schools in Sheet Harbour, as well as Lakefront Consolidated School in Tangier, will be closed and merged into one P-12 school in the next few years. Gallery References Geography of Nova Scotia Geography of Halifax, Nova Scotia Geography