Type Archives | Crossing Cole Harbour: From Ferry to Dyke then Rail to Trail

Cole Harbour Dyke

An 1880 plan titled “Transverse section of sluice frame,” showing a sluice gate of the Cole Harbour dyke, drawn by J. Leo. Liddiard.

Excerpt from “A Tale of Two Dykes”

Transcript: Margaret Kuhn Campbell is a daughter of Peter McNab Kuhn, seventh and last owner of the Cole Harbour dyke. Margaret Kuhn Campbell wrote a book called “A […]

Cutting Hay on the Dyke

Cutting hay on the Cole Harbour dyke, with Jack Settle seated on a horse drawn mower.

Crossing Cole Harbour

Train tracks in Cole Harbour in 1974.

Trail at Sunset

The Salt Marsh Trail at sunset.

Salt Marsh at Dusk

Islands in Cole Harbour at dusk.

Part of the Salt Marsh

Part of the salt marsh in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.

Salt Marsh Bridge

The railway bridge across the salt marsh, now part of the Salt Marsh Trail.

Mrs. Phillips

Mrs. Phillips was a Mi’kmaq resident of Cole Harbour. The Phillips family came to Cole Harbour in the early 20th century when there were several Mi’kmaq families living […]

Salt Marsh Trail

Today, the Salt Marsh Trail passes over Cole Harbour on the old rail bed that carried the Eastern Railway. It is a popular destination for walking, running, biking, […]

Cutting the Marsh Hay

Transcript: Bernard Kuhn asked Mr. Forsyth to write a piece about his summer working on the Peter McNab Kuhn farm in Upper Lawrencetown as an appendix to Kuhn’s […]

Eel Fishing

A silent video showing Eel Fishing in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia. The video is in colour. This video has no sound. First, the men use axes to chop […]