Bay of Fundy Blog

Good news to report this week. About 40 rare North Atlantic right whales that were lingering in the Bay of Fundy are finally heading south. ...

Wrack lines are rows of seaweed, shells pieces, driftwood, etc. that run the length of the beach marking the place where the tide reaches it...

I've heard of people having their weddings at lighthouses, etc., but today heard of something even more fun (okay, so I'm a car nut!...

I was digging around in my photo archives this afternoon (a.k.a. cleaning my office) and came across these rarely seen aerial photos of the ...

There are several other Bay of Fundy books that I'd recommend: Whales of Fundy - a pocket-sized guide to the whales who visit the Bay. D...

Did you know that there is currently a global competition to name the seven wonders of the world? In this case it's the seven manmade/ar...

The annual Atlantic Canadian booklet arrived in the mail this weekend, reminding me that there are many excellent Bay of Fundy titles out th...

Now that I've got a couple months of blogging experience, I figured YouTube was the next web medium to explore. And what to my wonderin...

Just had these photos and a fascinating note from Trish at the Annapolis Historic Gardens in the town of Annapolis Royal on the Nova Scotia...

This month's mussel recipe: Green Thai Curry Mussels...mmmmm! This recipe is imported from our neighbouring province: Newfoundland! I ...

Bay of Fundy whales have been in the news a lot in the past few days. Here's photo of a Right whale seen last week by Quoddy Link Marin...

Just completed one of the more extreme sports in our family - cliffside apple picking! While we have access to many wild apple trees on our...

There are many people and interesting groups around the Bay of Fundy keeping a pretty close eye on the health and vitality of the many diffe...

I'm sure that the Bay of Fundy is not the only dramatic seascape to inspire pen to paper! The first time I recall seeing the bay in poe...

Yesterday I had an email from a traveller looking for a comprehensive video of the Bay of Fundy to share with his friends back home. This is...

I was relieved to hear this morning that Bay Ferries will be continuing its ferry service across the Bay of Fundy. This is a great service...

We won! Last night at the Canadian national tourism conference in Jasper, Alberta, the Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership was presented with a...

The last thing I expected to see in the world's largest mall was a whale! I knew that West Edmonton Mall had “something for everyone” bu...

Bay of Fundy chick meets Alberta prairie city…I’ve just arrived in western Canada to attend a national tourism conference for the next few d...

I really wasn't joking in my last post, we do eat seaweed here in the Bay of Fundy...and not just because it's good for us. We actu...

While we are on the topic of Bay of Fundy culinary delights, I feel compelled to share my love of one of our more unusual foods: dulse. Dul...

I promised to share more steamed mussel recipes after last month's posting of Mussels Panagea . The spices in this recipe are warm and a...

Well, it was my yellow lab, Belle, who was in the Bay of Fundy for a swim today - not me! The air temperature was 14 degrees C (about 57 F)...

Around the Bay of Fundy there are hundreds of interesting places to "see the tides". However, visitors often mistakenly expect to ...

Just received this note & photo from Bay of Fundy whale watch operator, Tom Goodwin: This season we had a few very interesting experienc...

The Bay of Fundy's coastal marshes with their twice daily salt bath from the tides also show off variations in fall colours. I was arou...

I think that the Bay of Fundy shores offer some of the best places on Canada's east coast to see the autumn colours. Here, it's not ...

Q3: Why do Fundy's waves come inward toward the shore even when the tide is going out? Even though the tidal current is actually drawing...

Q2. When the tide is high in the Bay of Fundy is it low on the other side of the world? A logical question from our prairie visitors! Actual...

I had rancher friends visiting from western Canada (Alberta) this past week. They'd never been to the Bay of Fundy before and sure had s...

Well, since I profiled herring, I thought it only fair to give mackerel its due... Fundy's mackerel (Northern Atlantic mackerel) are fou...

Well, I'd better dust off my camera and get down to the local fish weir to take some pics! I've not been able to track down any imag...

Atlantic herring are called brit for the first year, sardines if under 17.5cm (7"), sea herring (or bloater or roe herring) if larger t...

Early this morning I heard my neighbour rumble by in his pickup truck and, since the tide was a couple of hours from being fully out, I figu...

Here’s one of my favourite mussel recipes. The Bay of Fundy was actually connected to northern Africa before the world’s giant all-in-one co...

OK this is really neat. While I was looking for Fundy maps I came across a really cool map on the Gulf of Maine Aquarium's website. It...

The Bay of Fundy is a 270km (170 mile long) ocean bay on the east coast of Canada between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Bu...

whoops, I accidentally posted my photo here instead of the profile section. Movin' it!

I've lived on the Bay of Fundy all my life. I heard about this new blogging thing from my more tech-savvy kids and I thought it was a g...