Bay of Fundy Blog

Busy days these days for me around the Bay of Fundy. On sunny days I've been out filming 10 more episodes of our Bay of Fundy Travel Sho...

Last year I blogged about low lobster demand putting such downward pressure on lobster prices that fishers were in danger of spending more t...

View Fundy Whale Car Adventures in a larger map Folks who visit our bay are often quite keen to claim they've sighted a whale during t...

I'm Pisces so that may explain why I'm always keen to get near, in and on the water! This week I had the perfect chance to be on the...

Having the highest tides in the world also means having the strongest tides ~ and that's what captivates those dreaming of harnassing...

At long last our Bay of Fundy whale car is now revealed! Here are a couple photos from its weekend adventures and there are plenty more phot...

Once, after reading that the heart of a Blue Whale is the size of a VW Beetle, I had a dream that my Volkswagen beetle morphed into a whale....

As you can tell from the "art" tab here on my blog, the Bay of Fundy inspires a great deal of creativity. However, even I was surp...

When we 'talk tides' here on the world's biggest tide bay that conversation can veer in several directions. Depending on where y...

It seems that the beluga whale that found its way mysteriously into the Bay of Fundy two years ago is still hanging around. Regular readers ...

The whale watching season in Bay of Fundy will soon begin and continues through October. While visiting the Saltscapes Expo this weekend vis...

Alright it may be a bit early to go zip-lining here in the Bay of Fundy but I got a kick out of trying a demo-line at the annual Saltscapes...

Probably one of the most common questions - other than tide questions = that we tourism folk hear from prospective visitors to our Bay is:...

It's been a very exciting week here on Canada's Bay of Fundy : we're hosting a special guest from the New7Wonders Foundation in...

I love hearing from blog readers who send photos and 'guest posts' - it's kind of like having eyes all around the Bay. After my ...

No I'm not talking about relationship breakups (tho' with the amount of coast we have, no doubt some of those have happened on our b...

I certainly don't claim to know much about the millons of year that dinosaurs roaming Bay of Fundy - let's leave that to the fine fo...

Will the 'Bay of Fundy' site be chosen to be one of the New7Wonders?

One of my favourite memories of touring the Bay of Fundy occured when a tour group I was guiding many years ago commandeered the coach and ...

One sure sign of spring on the Bay of Fundy is the beginning of the maple sugar season. Rain and warmer daytime temperatures in recent days ...

One summertime FAQ we hear from visiting tourists is "what happens here in the winter?". Well, now you can see for yourself. Check...

If you like to keep up with techie news, you probably watched Apple's iPad launch last week. Imagine my delight when Phil Schiller, Seni...

Anyone growing up in Bay of Fundy ship building communities commonly heard stories of folks who spent their early years traveling the world...

Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, once wrote: "Nae man can tether time or tide". For this quote alone (not to mention al...

Insider celebrity scoop here on the bay today! We are really excited to announce that hunky Hollywood actor James Tupper has just lent his s...

Last summer the 'word was out' that we had a celebrity visitor here in Bay of Fundy: Chef Lynn Crawford from the Food Network. Chef ...

There is a Mi’kmaq legend that tells of a meeting requested by all the animals living in the Bay of Fundy: a meeting with Kluskap! The anima...

Working as I do in the tourism field I run across all kinds of cool travelers at various conferences across the country. I wasn't really...

Hey there Santa....you'd better get a move on! Yes, it's true, the big red guy was spotted this week relaxing at Eau Spa at the Old...

One of my favourite little corners of the Bay of Fundy universe is the village of Bear River , near Digby, Nova Scotia. Bear River is locate...

I've always been fond of Bay of Fundy books, poems & music so it's great to see another book to add to the collection especiall...

These last few warm weeks of November (it's 15 C/ 60 F today!) mark the end of the fresh fruit harvest here on Bay of Fundy. Starting in...

The 2010 Olympics may start in 79 days but Canadians are getting pumped RIGHT NOW about hosting the games! Although the games will take plac...

If you live in Nova Scotia you're probably aware that the province sends one of it's most grandiose 'Christmas' trees to Bos...

Cruise ship visits to the Bay of Fundy have increased greatly in the past few years. Due to our tides, of course, there are many harbours wi...

An aerial view is one of the best ways to see the full extent of the vast low-tide-exposed ocean floor here on Bay of Fundy (keep your eyes ...

Bay of Fundy farm markets are burgeoning with lots of veggies any time from June onward. Once the autumn weather turns chilly here though my...

It's never too late to become fascinated with geology and, I'll warn you, such a fascination could very well develop during a visit ...