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The Barrens
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  • During the road journey to Peggy's Cove from Halifax, near to Peggy's Cove, you will notice a scenery with lots of rocks (see photos). This place is known as the Barrens and apparently all these rocks were moved into these positions by the advancing glaciers of the last ice age. Due to its geological significance, this place is under protection and will be preserved.

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    Peegy's Cove Fishing Town
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    The fishing town of Peggy's Cove is small and consist of about 60 people (during the peak season, there are more tourists than locals!). You can walk around and explore the very impressive setting, including colourful wooden houses, fishing boats along the lovely small cove, lobster traps etc etc. This is a photographer's dream. More photos are at the travelogue section of this VT page.

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    Where did Peggy's Cove get it's name?
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    Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
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    According to legend, Peggys' Cove was named after the only survivor of a schooner that ran aground and sank in 1800, a woman named Margret. Local folk called her "Peggy" and her home came to be known as Peggy's Cove.

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    The lighthouse
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  • This classic red-and-white lighthouse is one of the most-photographed structures in Atlantic Canada. It is now a small post office which uses its own lighthouse-shaped stamp cancellation mark.

  • Address: Peggys Point, Peggys Cove
  • Directions: Located at Peggys Point, south of the village and its cove.
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    Rocks and the Atlantic Ocean
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    View of the Atlantic Ocean,
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    The rocky landscape of Peggy's Cove add to it's beauty and you and walk on these rocks to have a fantastic view of the Altantic Ocean with its strong wind. However, be careful because the rocks and slippery and please do not go too near the edge or else you may fall into the sea (this has happened before). More photos are at the travelogue section of this VT page.

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    The famous lighthouse
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    Tourist come to Peggy's Cove to see the lighthouse, which is the most famous and photographed in Canada. Built in 1915, this octagonal tower marks the eastern entrance to St. Margarets Bay. In summer, you can mail your postcards here - the ground floor of the tower is a post office - the only lighthouse post office in North America. More photos of this lighthouse are at the travelogue section of this VT page.

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    Fishermen's Monument
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  • Artist and sculptor William E. deGarthe lived in Peggys Cove. A gallery exhibiting his work is open to the public between 1 May and 31 October each year. Outside the gallery is a 30m carving of 32 fishermen, their wives, and children enveloped by the wings of a guardian angel, created by deGarthe using a granite as "a lasting monument to Nova Scotian fishermen".

  • Address: Peggys Cove
  • Directions: Located on the edge of the village across from the parking lot.
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    Swissair Flight 111 Memorial
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  • This memorial is one of the two memorials dedicated to the 229 individuals who lost their lives in the Swissair Flight 111 crash in the Atlantic Ocean near Peggys Cove on 2 September 1998.

    Another memorial is a more private but much larger commemoration located west of the crash site near Bayswater Beach Provincial Park on the Aspotogan Peninsula.

  • Address: 1km north of Peggys Cove
  • Directions: Located on the west side of Highway 333. Look for the sign.
  • Website: http://www.swissair111.org
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    The rocks
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  • I've seen lighthouses before so I skipped immediately to the rocks. Rock-climbing alone is great fun, but with fresh salt air and crashing waves, not to mention the summer sun glistening on the Atlantic, Peggy's Cove was great fun. There really isn't anything else there, as it's just a tiny village (pop. 69 or something like that). Go early and avoid the tour buses.

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    More Cove's
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  • Besides the popular Peggy's Cove there are other Cove's along the South Shore. I visited Duncan's Cove, see my travelogue.

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  • Address: Duncan's Cove road
  • Directions: Route 349 from Halifax.
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