Long Pond (Herring Cove, Nova Scotia) Explained

Long Pond
Location:	Herring Cove, Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates:	44.5774°N -63.5776°W
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Long Pond is a lake in Herring Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[1] It is used both for swimming in the summer^[2] and skating in the winter.^[3] The lake is famous for being the “birthplace of hockey." Long ago, children from Windsor, Nova Scotia created the game now known as hockey and played it at Long Pond. The lake now holds the annual Long Pond Heritage Classic tournament.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Long Pond. Geographical Names Board of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 20 October 2015.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120406080450/http://www.halifax.ca/rec/documents/SS_Beaches.pdf . 2012-04-06 . dead .
3. Web site: HRM - Real Property - Ice Thickness Testing . 2011-06-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111123081319/http://halifax.ca/real_property/ice/index.asp . 2011-11-23 . dead .
4. Web site: Long Pond Beach . 2024-05-18 . www.halifax.ca . en.