Bay of Fundy Blog

There's a nifty 'seafood selector' on the USA's Environmental Defense Fund's website where you can check to see how you...

Well this job might just beat becoming a Bay of Fundy tidal bore rafting guide , alpaca breeder , or stag party planner : it's seagull r...

Probably even the most outdoorsy types here in Fundy aren't too inclined to pop their kayaks in the water in mid-February to go for a li...

Did you know that the Bay of Fundy isn't the only place in the world have tidal bores? A tidal bore is the phenomenon caused when the o...

Now that we've had a few really cold weeks of winter, the ice cake situation at the beach has improved greatly. Our Bay of Fundy tides b...

Despite the reference to 'flight' in this post's title, neither is this post about birds...it's actually about the band, In-...

Attention birders: don't get too excited! despite my best intentions to learn more about Bay of Fundy bird watching, this is probably no...

It appears that there is also a live Earthcam in St Andrews, New Brunswick. This one has programming code that enables me to embed it. In an...

I've always thought that the Bay of Fundy is the perfect place to set up live webcams but, except for such cameras on our highways (so y...

For all that we locals joke about tourists' fascination with lobster traps (many have been purchased dockside and taken home to landlock...

I'm not much of a swimmer so I've never quite taken a fancy to scuba diving but I've always been fascinated by 'life below t...

I'm on holiday this week in the state of Georgia, USA. The North Atlantic Right whales that summer in the Bay of Fundy spend their winte...

Living on the coast the way we do - especially with the influence of winds and tides - you won't be surprised to learn that we experienc...

With plans heating up for tidal power here in the Bay of Fundy, I thought you might find this poem amusing. This was written back in the 19...

The endangered North Atlantic Right whale, which lives in Fundy for several months thru summer and fall, goes south for its winter feeding g...

Although we tend to grumble a bit about the onset of winter here in this part of Canada, I actually have a suspicion that many of us welcome...

The Bay of Fundy has been participating in a contest to declare the New7Wonders of Nature since June of 2008. The top Canadian site was anno...

Many of us were perhaps too busy celebrating on New Year's Eve to notice the countdown lasting one full second longer than normal. In ad...

Bay of Fundy folk are a pretty hardy bunch so the idea of taking a frigid dip in icy waters, known as 'polar dipping' doesn't in...

Seems I hadn't posted this chocolate biscotti recipe afterall when I posted the cranberry-almond and gingerbread biscotti recipes a fe...

Just like most families, we've got some traditional recipes that we haul out for the holidays. I've previous posted my chocolate, cr...

It's been a crazy couple of days of 'natural effects' here in the Bay of Fundy. The moon this weekend was in much greater proxim...

Most rural Bay of Fundy residents make an annual trek to the woods each Dece mber to chop a fresh tree for the holidays. Allergy issues asi...

My niece and I were recently out exploring a Bay of Fundy basalt beachscape when we came upon these two holes 'drilled' in the rock....

It seems that everyone (including gas stations and cell phone services) is in the business of proffering Christmas gift ideas so I though I...

As winter approaches here around the Bay of Fundy, there are many community celebrations. Here's an enchanting one in St Andrews: the an...

As a keen Bay of Fundy groupie myself, I often come across Fundy-themed articles and blog references especially by travelers. It's alway...

Since we're on the topic of historic Bay of Fundy companies and also winter approaching, I'd be remiss in not mentioning Stanfield...

Lobster season is underway again in the Bay of Fundy and neighboring regions . In tough economic times, not only does the price of gasoline ...

One of the things I really like about living here is our four 'story book' seasons: spring's buds & blooms, summer's war...

With so many attractive and accessible beachscapes around the Bay of Fundy, I've often wondered why our region doesn't get selected ...

It's not uncommon during lobster fishing season that traps or lines sometime attract other little sea creatures. However, a couple Bay o...

There's no doubt that the top question visitors ask when visiting the Bay of Fundy is: Where do I go to 'see' the tides ? The an...

I've long contended that life here by the ever-moving ocean stirs up the creativity of our residents. This is why my blog, which is esse...

Given the choice, I'd much rather walk our Bay of Fundy beaches at low tide than high. At high tide they are pretty pebble, sand or cobb...

Some people collect tea cups. Some people collect coins. I collect sets of high-low tide pictures of the Bay of Fundy....I suppose it has to...

If you live around Fundy you'll know that our tidal waters are a teensy bit on the cool side - a result, no doubt, of a fresh batch of A...

Well, it must have been a slow news day in Toronto last week - Fundy dulse pickers got a nice spread in the Globe & Mail, Canada's ...

A friend of mine recently discovered this fine little book of poetry in the 'free' bin at a garage sale - imagine! It's entitled...

Just after inviting folks to submit ideas for guest posts a few days ago, I received this note from an anonymous reader about the possibilit...

There's probably no better way for us locals to really appreciate the Bay of Fundy than by hanging out with folks who are making their f...

I'm celebrating a very exciting event on my blog today: my 400th post about the Bay of Fundy. When I started this blog two years, I was ...

Maps of our fabulous but somewhat complicated bay are really helpful to have. I've previously posted maps for our lobster season , the ...

The Bay of Fundy offers up a plethora of strange edibles: dulse , goosetongue greens , periwinkles , etc. Sometimes these are things that no...

Truly, there is no better place in eastern Canada to see the autumn leaves than around the shores of the Bay of Fundy. The Bay is fringed by...

This is so adorable...after a great article appeared in the Sunday Chronicle Herald (about our quest to have the Bay of Fundy become a ...

Here's a bit of good news for Right whales that's been a long time coming: on the United States' Atlantic coast this week, a sp...

One of my favourite treats to offer returning relatives on Thanksgiving weekend is pumpkin choc chip squares: proof that anything takes bett...

There's a mysterious island out in the middle of the upper Bay of Fundy that is the subject of some curiosity around here. Isle Haute i...