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

Digging for Clams

A common activity among residents of Cole Harbour was digging for clams in the marsh. In the mid-20th century, a bridge greatly reduced the outflow of water from […]

Breeching Horse Model

A model of a breeching horse on display at the Cole Harbour Heritage Farm Museum. Horses would have to use this position, which involved sitting back in their […]

Milk Wagon

Thomas Bissett sits on his milk delivery wagon with his two sons, Stewart and Cyril.

Washing Carrots

A man (possibly Percy Ernst) washes carrots for market. Farmers in Cole Harbour sold their goods at the Halifax City Market well into the twentieth century, as their […]