Carrefour Atlantic Emporium and the Puffin Gallery
1869 Upper Water Street B3J 1S9 Halifax, NS, Canada

Did you know? April 2nd is #InternationalChildrensBookDay! Here are two of our all-time favourite titles by local author-illustrator (and Carrefour Atlantic employee!) Yolanda Poplawska! Guide your kids through numbers and letters with her vibrant paintings, all depicting sights from Halifax, Nova Scotia! Who are some of your favourite Atlantic Canadian children's authors and illustrators? We would love to hear your opinion! ... #books #bookstagram #bookstore #halifax #novascotia #readatlantic #childrensbooks #kidsbooks #childrensliterature #boardbooks #atlanticcanada #maritimes

Alongside a few cute Easter chicks, we have a some Easter eggs in our window for @downtownhalifax 's #EggHuntDTHFX ! Come and snap a picture for a chance to win in their contest! Here is all the info from the Downtown Halifax post: "Easter Eggs are popping up all over Downtown Halifax, and you and your family can go on a virtual egg hunt to find them! Take a picture with the eggs and share them using #EggHuntDTHFX for a chance to win a $100 gift card to @argyle_fine_art,... a Spring Gift Basket from @Freak_lunchbox and more. Happy hunting! TO ENTER: 1. Take a photo and/or selfie with 1 (one) of Downtown Halifax Businesses EGGcellent window decorations. . 2. Post the photo to your IG or FB account using the hashtag #EggHuntDTHFX (make sure your account is public). Each photo posted will count as a different entry. Giveaway starts April 1 and ends April 5, 2021. One winner will be randomly drawn on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Must be 19 and over and a resident of Nova Scotia to be eligible to win." #DowntownHalifax #DTHFX #Easter #HappyEaster #EasterEggs #babychicks #windowdecor #argylefineart #halifaxart #HFXArt #halifaxgiveaway #hfxgiveaway #eastergiveaway #giveawaypost

We have a few of our favourite titles from @boulder_books back in the store! Drop by our downtown Halifax shop to pick up some books about gardening, geology, recipes, puffins, and so much more! #books #bookstagram #bookstore #halifax #novascotia #newfoundland #canada #newfoundlandandlabrador #atlanticcanada #puffins #gardening #geology #cookbook #foraging #readatlantic

The results are in! With 120 ducks in our jar, the winner of our contest is... Jennifer M (@jellypeanuts)!!! Congratulations! We have sent you a message with more information!... We would also like to give a big thank you to everyone who participated, we really appreciated it! And please, stay tuned for more contests in the future!

We're so lucky to be neighbours with the Ferry Terminal on Halifax Harbour, especially on a beautiful day like today! #halifax #novascotia #ferry #halifaxferry #ocean #seaside #halifaxharbour #harbourfront #boardwalk #boats

We have restocked our ever-expanding collection of titles from @nevermorepress ! Visit us in Historic Properties on the Halifax waterfront to check them out for yourself!

Author and Jazz Guitar Great...JOEL ZEMEL...Signed Copies of " BETRAYAL of TRUST " and " SCAPEGOAT "...Must Read Material related to the HALIFAX EXPLOSION of 1917... Pass By...GET YOUR SIGNED COPY at... Carrefour Atlantic, in Historic Properties, Downtown

Yesterday, Carol Bruneau dropped by to sign copies of her latest book, "Brighten The Corner Where You Are", a lovely novel inspired by the life of Nova Scotian folk artist Maud Lewis! Visit our shop in Historic Properties on the Halifax Waterfront to get a copy, and browse the rest of our collection about the life and works of Maud Lewis! #books #novel #reading #bookstore #bookstagram #booksigning #readatlantic #maudlewis #halifax #novascotia #folkart #painting

Looking for some cozy, thrummed knitwear this chilly season? We have you covered with Winterhouses, from Stephenville, Newfoundland! Drop by our Historic Properties shop and choose from hats, socks and mittens in a varity of colours to keep your extremities wooly and warm! #knitwear #thrummedmittens #wool #knitting #socks #mittens #newfoundland #stephenville #halifax #novascotia #cozy #warm #winter

Author, Historian and Tour Guide BLAIR BEED Came to SIGN Copies of his BOOKS , at Carrefour Atlantic, in Historic Properties, Downtown...Come Down...GET YOURS

Yesterday, Noticed...Annual Skyscraper " DE-ESCALATING "...Downtown

Author BILL YATES...Brought SIGNED copies of HIS and " THE EVERGREEN WRITERS GROUP " Recent BOOKS, to Carrefour Atlantic , Downtown...Pass by...GET YOURS...

Our newest painting by the phenomenal Kathryn Reith Blake! "Music" of the Blind Crest series, of Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia. Come see the memerising colours for yourself outside The Puffin Gallery in Historic Properties! #painting #artgallery #art #beautiful #landscape #sunset #ketchharbour #novascotia #halifax #halifaxwaterfront

YESTERDAY...Tribute to Buskers Mural...FINISHING TOUCH ?...

More BUSKERS...In the MURAL...GROWING...

Artist YOLANDA POPLASWKA...in a " Niche " of her WORKS ...Tutoring a Budding Artist, in the PUFFIN GALLERY, in Historic Properties Downtown Halifax...PASS BY...SAY HELLO...Get Tempted...Don't Resist...

THE BEST HILL IN ATLANTIC CANADA...

Add a CAT...You have an OCTET...Keep Posted...Space for more " CATS "...

Outing on Sunny Sunday Evening...LOWER PROSPECT and PEGGY'S COVE...

NEWFOUNDLAND ...MEDICINE TO RELAX THE MIND...TONE THE BODY...GO...

Some ARTWORK by Mi'kmaq Artist DAVID BROOKS...That can be Admired / Acquired...At the PUFFIN GALLERY in Historic Properties, Downtown Halifax...Pass By...

A NEW BUSKER...MAKES IT A SEPTET...MORE COMING...KEEP POSTED...

Noticed...Evolution of a MURAL...TRIO to SEXTET to...?? Downtown Halifax...Thanks to DHBC " Gritty to Pretty" Program...HAVE a LOOK..

Muralist DREW McCHERRY... ADDING one more PIECE in the " ARTIFICATION " of Downtown Halifax...Thanks Paul...

VERY FINE SHOT...WELL SET...

COPIES at CARREFOUR ATLANTIC in Historic Properties, Downtown Halifax...Drop In...

OILS on CANVAS...By Ketch Hr Artist KATHRYN REITH BLAKE...Can be Admired / Acquired ...At the PUFFIN GALLERY, Downtown , in Historic Properties...Pass By...Stay Safe...

Two small OILS by Artist JIN RONG CHEN... Pop Over...PICK one UP...

In MCKELVIE'S Dining Room..." RCMP " by Artist WILLIAM ANDREWS...Commissioned in late 1990s...

MOST INTERESTING HOST...IN HIS MOST INTERESTING SURROUNDINGS ...IN THE ATLANTIC REGION...DON'T MISS THEM...IN CORNER BROOK ...NEWFOUNDLAND !!!

Sad to hear of the PASSING of Eminent Ceramist ELFRIEDE MEINDL, in Ontario, recently...

CLYDE DREW 'S ART CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT CARREFOUR ATLANTIC IN DOWNTOWN HALIFAX...

In Late 2019, " CORONA ", a Viral Bug, Found a Way to Disturb the Relative Peace of the Earth's HUMAN CREATURES... It Soon Spread Unbridled, Creating a Major Ruckus : a " PANDEMONIUM "... As a deterrent to this new SCOURGE, the authorities decreed the Mandatory Wearing of a "MASK ", Creating a ..." PANDEMONIUM MASKARADE "...The Tenants in HISTORIC PROPERTIES, on the Waterfront, Downtown Halifax, Take up the CHALLENGE, and Hope to LIGHTEN UP this Dreary Period

Noticed...Walking DOWNTOWN Recently...