Book of Musts

From kissing the cod to catching greasy pigs at the largest garden party on the world, dancing to Shanneyganock in the capital city and hiking Terra Nova, this is the MUST list every Newfoundlander and Labradorian MUST have. From watching whales on the shore of St. Vincent's to the best bang-for-your-buck breakfast, it is all here. We get Newfoundlanders and Labradorians from across the island to weigh in with their own MUST lists. Funny girl Mary Walsh, artist Brenda McClellan, Great Big Sea front man Alan Doyle, and Premier Danny Williams all have secret places you simply MUST visit. This is the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Newfoundland, you simply MUST have the Newfoundland and Labrador Book of Musts.

From potters and painters in Bread Albane to a museum devoted exclusively to seaweed in Miminagash, open mic at Baba's Lounge in Charlottetown to a sleep over at the West Point Lighthouse and the wonders of the Daylily farm in Belfast, this is the list every Islander must have. From a beach with sand that sings, to the best greasy breakfast for your buck, it is all here. We also get Islanders from across the province to weigh in with their lists. Singer-songwriters Lennie Gallant and Rose Cousins, professor Brent MacLaine, photographer Anna Karpinski and historian George Dalton all have secret places you simply must visit. This is the ultimate insider list. If you love Prince Edward Island, you simply must have the Prince Edward Island Book of Musts.

Whether it's savouring whiskey-toned Scrumpie cider in Cobble Hill, getting with the goats on the roof in Coombs, scanning the surfers in Tuff City (Tofino), taking a gander at the brants-the noisy little sea goose that's so popular in Qualicum Beach-or grokking the alien growth on the Avatar Grove cedars near Port Renfrew, this book has the MUST list every Islander and every visitor MUST have. From the wild, windswept shores of Spring Island to the best bang-for-your-buck breakfast in Victoria, it's all here. Plus, cognoscenti from across the island weigh in with their own five MUSTs. Author Lynne Bowen, birder Bruce Whittington, wine connoisseur John Schreiner and sacred places finder Star Weiss all have a Take 5 of must-see places. You're holding the ultimate insider MUST list. If you love Vancouver Island, you simply MUST have the Vancouver Island Book of Musts.

From the Cabot Trail in October to rafting the highest tides to drinking beer and singing "Barrett's Privateers" on the Halifax waterfront to looking in on Annapolis Royal, one of the most interesting townscapes in North America, this is the list every Nova Scotian must have. From waterfalls you can literally enjoy to yourself to the hidden pleasures of a county fair, it is all here. We also get well known and not so well known Bluenoses from across the province to weigh in with their lists. Singer-songwriter Jimmy Rankin, Clearwater CEO John Risley, and the Trailer Park Boys? Jonathan Torrens and writer Frank Macdonald all have secret places you simply must visit. This is the ultimate insider list. If you love Nova Scotia, you simply must have the Nova Scotia Book of Musts.