Bay of Fundy Blog

I've gotten used to seeing the Bay of Fundy used as a metaphor for predictability ( "as regular as the Bay of Fundy tides") or...

I've often been asked if living by the world's highest tides effects people in any way...well, we could have a lengthy chat about th...

If you're a coastal explorer like me, chances are you're also interested in exploring built heritage of the sea. Although travelers ...

I've done several posts on Bay of Fundy's Twitter about fiddleheads this week and my followers over there seem to be somewhat surpri...

Here's a pretty corner of the Bay of Fundy that's been very popular with hikers for awhile but is also one of the best places to kay...

It's that time of year when we're getting tonnes of requests for info about travel to Bay of Fundy. Probably our most common questio...

Perfect beach weather this weekend - er, perhaps not for tanning - but I love these warm misty days for taking pictures. Seeing as it's ...

Driving along the shores of Bay of Fundy this week I noticed lots of folks out working in their gardens. I've heard that friends are als...

Alright, I have a confession to make, while I don't like seeing trash wash up on any beach, I have to say that all this 'clean beac...

One thing I absolutely love about the invention of YouTube is how 'real' people can capture a local scene and share it with the worl...

I've got a bit of a nostalgic and architectural interest in visiting lighthouses anywhere I travel but, being the Bay of Fundy gal, I am...

Researchers report a successful winter for our North Atlantic Right whales that winter south of Bay of Fundy off the coasts of N.Carolina an...

In Canada we hear lots about the seal populations off the coast of our neighbouring east coast province of Newfoundland but there are actual...

Great news on the Bay of Fundy outdoor adventure front this week: an additional $10 million was announced yesterday to further extend one of...

Like most parents, I've sent my kids off to variously-themed summer camps over the years. Recently, I discovered the perfect summer camp...

Of all the 450+ posts I've made on this blog, one of the most popular with my readers was the post I made last fall about Isle Haute (a...

I've never owned a TV so that's freed up lots of time to explore my region and do a lot of reading! It will be no surprise then that...

It won't be long now 'til 'Sugar Season' is over (usually mid- to late-April) but you'll be relieved to know that maple...

Most people have heard of Elderhostel educational adventures (we've hosted many in Bay of Fundy) but now a local university has develope...

It recently came to my attention that the famous UK visual artist Andy Goldsworthy visited Bay of Fundy and created some outdoor art here ...

To a large extent, in our part of the country, we're somewhat buffered from world events but now that the global recession is in full sw...

While I never doubt the interest of my readers in topics tide-related, it's true that the architecture and art sections of my blog also ...

The Bay of Fundy lost a seafaring pioneer recently: Captain Molly Kool, passed away at age 93. I didn't know Molly personally but, as a ...

The Bay of Fundy is probably best known worldwide for having the highest tides on the planet but one of our other claims to fame is as impre...

Another soothing winter sight in Bay of Fundy: Hi Terri, Trust you are having a good winter! Here's a photo of scallop boats awaiting hi...

Some winters I wonder if our Bay of Fundy ice cakes are dense enough to create a floating causeway. There's a story told that there was ...

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...