NOVA SCOTIA TOURISM:www.novascotia.com or 800-565-0000.
THE CAT:www.catferry.com or 877-359-3760. High-speed ferry between Maine and Nova Scotia. Departures Monday-Thursday from Bar Harbor and Friday-Sunday from Portland; return from Yarmouth daily. Boat runs late May through Oct. 16. One-way adult tickets, $63 from Bar Harbor, $89 from Portland, plus $10 security fee; cars, $105 from Bar Harbor, $149 from Portland, plus $25 fuel surcharge. Discounts after Sept. 24 and for round-trip car fare. Reservations recommended.
FLIGHTS: United, American, Air Canada, Continental, Delta and Northwest provide frequent service to Halifax from various U.S. cities. From London, Air Canada flies daily. From Frankfurt, Germany, Air Transat flies weekly and Condor, a Lufthansa affiliate, flies twice weekly.
HOUSE RENTAL: Wolfville, Nova Scotia; 902-542-2494 or www.wolfvillehouse.com/contact.html or . About $1,245 a week.
MARITIME MUSEUM OF THE ATLANTIC: Halifax, Nova Scotia; museum.gov.ns.ca or 902-424-7490. Open year-round but hours and admission vary in the offseason. Through September, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily and until 8 p.m. Tuesdays; adults, $7, children 6-17, $3.50.
SALES TAX REFUNDS: Visitors to Canada spending more than a total of $200 on accommodations, souvenirs and certain other goods can receive rebates on a portion of the sales tax. Car rentals and food are not eligible. A check (in Canadian dollars) will be mailed within four to six weeks of receipt of rebate applications, which must include original cash-register receipts (credit card receipts not accepted). Details at www.ccra-adrc.gc.ca/visitors or 800-959-2221.