It was in 1921 that a sailing ship, the Bluenose, was launched at the port of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Within a century, the Bluenose, and its replica, the Bluenose II, have become Canada’s most iconic ships.
Bluenose II, Philippe Bédard, around 1987, 12 years old. Oil on canvas board, 30,5 x 40,6 cm, 12 x 16 po. © Philippe Bédard.