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Salt Marsh Towards Lawrencetown

A view of the Salt Marsh looking towards West Lawrencetown. In the 1830s, Jean George Bissett and his son-in-law, George Harper, operated a ferry that ran across the […]

Salt Marsh at Low Tide

The Cole Harbour salt marsh at low tide.

Marsh Fish

A drawing of fish and eel grass in the salt marsh, drawn for Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum by Goldie Gibson in 1977.

Salt Marsh, Cole Harbour

The salt marsh in Cole Harbour in October, 1973.

Salt Marsh in Spring

Cole Harbour salt marsh in early April; the grass is flattened from winter ice, and the darker spots are probably eel grass.

Lawlor’s Dyke

This stone dyke is traditionally attributed to the Jamaica Maroons who came to Halifax from the Caribbean in 1796. Most left the province in 1800 and resettled in […]

Chezzetcook Marsh

The Salt Marsh in Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia. Salt marshes occur from Cole Harbour east through Grand Desert, West and East Chezzetcook and Petpeswick, all important to both seasonal […]