Great Expectations Books & Antiques

11/20/2025

Opening for the season Friday November 21st 10 to 3

09/10/2025

Join us Wednesday September 17 for a book reading with Sheila Graham-Smith and David Wiseman.
Sheila will be reading from her recently released book "If, After Snow" which includes locations in and around Annapolis Royal. David will read from his recently completed book.
There will be light refreshments offered.
Date: Wednesday 9/17
Time 3 to 5

12/18/2023

My sort of Xmas 🥰🥰

09/19/2023

Just arrived in 4 vintage Nova Scotia pine chairs made by The Dominion Chair Co. Great condition - sturdy and all joints tight

09/19/2023

We are open 10 to 4 for your reading and browsing pleasure. Enjoy a coffee and chocolate while you’re here.

09/19/2023

🦌 The last Woodland caribou disappeared from mainland Nova Scotia around 1905. These animals once roamed the province in large herds: many places in Nova Scotia are still named for them.

Unfortunately, caribou suffered from the influx of white-tailed deer, and from over-hunting and habitat loss at the hands of settlers. Woodland caribou still live in other parts of Canada, though these other populations are also in decline.

In the 1960s, there was an attempt to re-introduce caribou to Cape Breton Highlands National Park, but the new population quickly vanished. It is presumed to have been wiped out by a parasitic worm carried by whitetail deer. Once a species has become extirpated (locally extinct), it is very difficult to re-introduce it.

The low barrens of and the woods of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site provided ideal habitat for Woodland caribou and moose. Take a petroglyph tour at Kejimkujik and see an engraving of the Woodland caribou. https://parks.canada.ca/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/culture/autochtone-indigenous/petroglyphes-petroglyphs

📷: K. Cox / Friends of Keji

02/24/2023

New Website for The Chocolate Shop

Small Batch Handmade Chocolate Our European style chocolate is handcrafted in our shop in Annapolis Royal using sustainable and ethically produced Belgian and French chocolate. We use real cream and butter, home-grown berries,  craft roasted coffee, liqueurs and rum all locally produced in the Mari...

12/13/2022

Great Expectations is open 10 to 3:30 Tuesday through Saturday.

The upscale 2 bedroom cottages at Upper Clements Cottages & RV Park are perfect for a getaway or remote working. They are open all year. Wrap up a Gift Certificate for a stay at Upper Clements Cottages, and surprise someone special this Christmas morning. Great Expectations Books & Antiques is the ideal place to find that unique gift for someone special on your list. Visit www.ExploreAnnapolisRoyal.com/Holiday_2022.pdf for a Schedule of Holiday Events, or for the full 2022 Holiday Explorer.