Mill Village, Nova Scotia
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Mill Village is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia,[1] located in the Region of Queens Municipality. It developed in relation to the lumber industry. Located inland from the Atlantic coast, Mill Village was the site of Canada's first satellite earth station constructed in the 1960s.
Historically developed around logging and lumber, Mill Village lies along the Medway River. It has many old structures related to these industries pre-dating the era of cheap fuel. Many homes in the Mill Village area are well over 180 years old, and trees that were mature before the houses were built. Mill Village has a fire hall, churches, garage, and general store.
Mill Village is less than 15 minutes from the town of Liverpool; about 20 minutes from the town of Bridgewater (the largest shopping and commercial center in the region); about 40 minutes from the towns of Lunenburg (designated a World Heritage Site by the United Nations) and Mahone Bay; about an hour and a half from the ferry terminals in Yarmouth and Digby; about an hour and a half from Halifax International Airport; and about an hour from downtown Halifax.
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