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Digby Pier Lighthouse
Digby Pier Lighthouse The lighthouse was originally located on Digby Pier in Nova Scotia. After the Digby ferry terminal was relocated in 1971, the pier fell into disrepair and the Digby Pier Lighthouse was decommissioned. At sometime in the 1970s … Continue reading
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Port George Lighthouse
Port George Lighthouse The 7.6 meters high Port George Lighthouse was built in 1889 when the Port George pier was constructed. The lighthouse was originally positioned at the outer end of the town’s eastern pier and was relocated to the … Continue reading
Posted in Atlantic Canada, Bay of Fundy, history, lighthouse, Nova Scotia, ocean
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Bear River Lighthouse
The Bear River Lighthouse is hidden in the woods along an old railway right of way – you can catch a glimpse of it heading west on Highway 101into Digby. I had almost given up driving around trying to find … Continue reading
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Schafner Point Lighthouse
Schafner Point Lighthouse Built in 1885, Schafner Point Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the Annapolis Basin. It continues to warn mariners of the turbulent tidal waters of the narrow navigation channel along the Digby Gut–Annapolis Basin. It is … Continue reading
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Victoria Beach Lighthouse
Victoria Beach Lighthouse The 9.4 meters tall Victoria Beach Lighthouse is located on a parcel of land that thirty meters back from the water and nine meters above the high water mark on a rise overlooking the Digby Gut and … Continue reading
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Margaretsville Lighthouse
Margaretsville Lighthouse viewed from the cobble beach at low tide Related Posts:Margaretsville LighthouseMargaretsville LighthouseWinter wavesSt Andrews Lighthouse
Posted in Atlantic Canada, Bay of Fundy, beach, black and white, history, lighthouse, Nova Scotia, ocean
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Margaretsville Lighthouse
Margaretsville Lighthouse – Bay of Fundy, Margaretsville Built in 1859, the Margaretsville Lighthouse is a square wooden tower with sloping sides, Constructed in the common pepper-shaker style, the lighthouse is 9.4 meters high with a wide black horizontal stripe. The … Continue reading
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Fort Point Museum
Fort Point Museum Fort Point is located on a narrow point of the LaHave River, across from Kraut Point and Romkey Head on Dublin Bay. You might think that this being Fort Point, that the lighthouse would be the Fort … Continue reading
‘Namgis Original Burial Grounds
‘Namgis Original Burial Grounds – Alert Bay on Cormorant Island Related Posts:Alert Bay TotemAlert Bay Namgis Burial GroundsAlert Bay TotemAlert Bay Totem
Alert Bay Totem
A totem pole at the ‘Namgis Original Burial Grounds – Alert Bay on Cormorant Island Related Posts:Alert Bay TotemAlert Bay TotemAlert Bay Namgis Burial GroundsAlert Bay totem pole
