Bay of Fundy Blog

I just customized a wee map of our four lobster seasons here in the Bay of Fundy (zones 34, 35,36,38). Even though lobster is available yea...

CBC introduced a new contest this week that met with a great flurry of interest from our little corner of the country. I went to the CBC web...

It could be because I'm Pisces but I've got a great interest in coastal art - fish in particular. This morning I was delighted to se...

I went to a really interesting art unveiling on Sunday at the Fundy Geological Museum in Parrsboro. The Atlantic Geoscience Society commis...

Here's a link to a really cool whale blog , hosted by whale watch operator Quoddy Link Marine in St Andrews, New Brunswick. One of thei...

I was reminded by Belle this morning that the spring lobster season opens soon on the Bay of Fundy. When we got to the wharf for our daily w...

The six-week maple sugar season officially ended this weekend. I dropped by our family farm and restaurant and was put to work spreading a ...

I mentioned the Reversing Falls Jet Boat Ride as a favourite Fundy activity earlier this week but forgot to note that the same company also ...

While I was in an exploratory mood this week, I popped over to YouTube to see what sort of Bay of Fundy content I might discover. Found this...

I finally figured out how to archive my previous posts in categories, as you can see in the sidebar. Now that summer is on its way I plan to...

Just had a note and these photos from Trish Fry at the Annapolis Historic Gardens . Trish has a great photographic sense and is always on th...

With the abundance of maple syrup we have in the region our culinary inclinations extend well past pancakes. Here's a maple marinade for...

It seems like just about every sub-topic related to living here by the Bay of Fundy has its own set of frequently asked questions and maple ...

Well, so much for winter! The last couple weeks of warm winds and melting snow have heralded the arrival of "Sugar Season" on the ...

I've visited most of Bay of Fundy lighthouses around the Bay of Fundy (both those accessible by foot and some only by boat) - I have to ...

Well, of course, it was Belle (my yellow lab) who went for a swim, not me! The weather has turned warm and springy and most of winter's ...

Here's a bit of news about an extreme makeover Bay of Fundy style ! While I was in Saint John last week I learned that the ferry betwee...

I had the good fortune to be in Saint John, New Brunswick this week for a few days of meetings. A full city block in length, this amazing ...

The Bay of Fundy's Musquash Estuary has just been officially designated as Canada's sixth Marine Protected Area (MPA). It is a rural...

One sure sign that Spring is starting to arrive around the Bay of Fundy is the return of fog. Once winter sets in it's too cold to be fo...

My recent attempt at creating a new Bay of Fundy sport ( ice cake scambling ) put me in mind of one of our longtime coastal activities - cla...

Those of you who've been following my blog (love ya!) and new readers will not be surprised to learn that I kind of 'collect' se...

More news on the tidal power front this week: A U.S. company plans to generate electricity with new technology by tapping the ti...

Just had this note from whale watch operator, Tom Goodwin ( Ocean Explorations ) in Tiverton on Digby Neck at the mouth of the Bay of Fundy....

Let me introduce you to a new Bay of Fundy winter sport: ice cake scrambling. This involves climbing small ice bergs deposited in the intert...

This winter may just have to go on record as one of the best years for ice cakes in the upper Bay of Fundy. My normal dog walk into the inte...

Just when I thought I'd seen every interesting perspective of the Bay of Fundy.... A chance Internet search by a Nova Scotia man living ...

Good news this week on the tidal energy front: The Nova Scotia government is investing $250,000 to research tidal power. The funds will be g...

It's easy to love the Bay of Fundy in spring, summer and fall with all the sea-sky blues & greens and cliffscape cobalts & terra...

If you confess to buying wine by the label (as I shamefully admit I do) you will also be enticed by the Grand Pre Winery 's gorgeous win...

No, I am not offering free Grand Pre Winery samples here on my blog but rather a free view of their sample Vidal Icewine label, as well as ...

Did you know that some of Canada's best ice wines come from Domaine de Grand Pre Winery here on the Bay of Fundy? Although originally i...

Whoops, how rude of me, I forgot to include a sample of Mary's fine work in that post earlier today. With permission, here is Parrsboro...

Just received this interesting note from painter, Mary Sheehan Winn , who lives in New England but has an interesting Bay of Fundy connectio...

Historic sardine vessel, the Bernadine will take on a new life this summer as floating Bay of Fundy promoter. She'll be plying the wate...

It's been awhile since I posted a favourite Bay of Fundy mussel recipe. This one is a bit unusual but excellent - if you like blue chee...

Just received these photos from one of our Bay of Fundy whale watch operators: Brier Island Whale & Seabird Cruises . There is certainly...

I just heard about a small Maine Company, Quoddy Mist Sea Salt , that is using the briny seawater that surges up the Bay of Fundy to harvest...

I've noticed that the tide is frequently used as a metaphor in literature as something unstoppable or unharnessable by humans. Consider...

Just got back from Halifax where the Bay of Fundy Tourism project that I manage won a 2nd award for its green business program! Received at ...

Great snow around the Bay of Fundy today. Had a bit of fun in my back yard sculpting this whale out of snow.

I've had several emails from Bay of Fundy folks wondering what they can do to voice their concerns about the LNG proposal. One of the be...

The colder it gets this winter around the Bay of Fundy, the more enticing a Fundy-themed spa becomes. Many accommodations around the Bay of...

I came across this typical Bay of Fundy winter sight while walking the dog this morning. Food for shore birds is scarce this time of year so...

The past few winters around the Bay of Fundy haven't been cold enough to produce ice cakes of any decent size. When I was a kid I rememb...

In my frequent travels around the Bay of Fundy over the past decade I've witnessed many photographers (professional & amateur) and ...

I've been searching everywhere for comprehensive environmental impact assessments of in-stream tidal energy. I guess because there haven...

Just received this great concept photo from the team involved in the development of the Joggins Fossil Cliffs project on Chignecto Bay in t...

Ooooooh, too cold to do my usual dog walk from town to the beach this morning (-21 C) so I heaved Belle in the back of my VW bug and drove o...

My final New Year's wish for the Bay of Fundy is in such stark contrast to the green tidal energy project I've been describing...it...