The Dory Shop has hand-built Grand Banks dories and other traditional wooden boats on the Lunenburg waterfront since 1917, using time-worn patterns, oak, pine and grown hackmatack frames. Finished dories are sold from stock and to order through its online shop, and it runs boatbuilding workshops.
Ironworks Distillery is a micro-distillery in a restored 1893 blacksmith's shop on the Lunenburg waterfront, crafting rum, gin, vodka, brandy, whisky and liqueurs in small batches. It sells through a distillery shop open daily and an online store with Canadian shipping and in-store pickup.
The Laurie Swim Gallery sits in a historic building in Old Town Lunenburg, showing textile artist Laurie Swim's award-winning work alongside other Nova Scotia artists. It sells original art, prints, books and cards in the gallery and through its online store.
Best for Art gallery, textile art, prints, fine art
The Mariner's Daughter is a yarn shop at 123 Bluenose Drive on the Lunenburg waterfront, stocking natural-fibre yarns, needles, patterns and its own knitting kits. It sells in store and through an online shop, with a focus on Canadian-made products.