The First Order Fresnel Lens that was used on the Sambro Island Lighthouse from 1906 until 1967. The lens is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.
Builder: Barbier, Bernard & Turenne
Place Built: Paris, France
Type: First Order Fresnel Lens
Type of Construction: Crystal glass prisms set in bronze frames
Illuminant: Petroleum Vapour burner for most of its history.
Heigth: 2.8 metres
Length: 1.76 metres
Breadth: 1.76 metres
One of the intricate ship models at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
The Sailor – on the Halifax waterfront near the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
Bullfrog Power partnered with the Towns of Antigonish, Berwick, and Mahone Bay, as well as energy developer Minas Energy, to launch the first independent wind farm in Nova Scotia – a four-turbine project.
In 2017, Ellershouse Wind Farm added three new turbines to the existing project, bringing the total to seven Enercon E-92 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 16.1 megawatts.
The project is the first wind development in Nova Scotia to be funded and built independently of the local power authority or any provincial government incentive program.
The fishing boat Lady Natashia at Bush Island Harbour
The fishing boat Jordon B at Bush Island Harbour
The Lahave cable ferry crosses the Lahave River to connect Highway 331 in Lahave and Highway 3 in East Lahave. It was a nice short cut for me to head from Crescent Beach and onward to Lunenburg and Chester.
The traction cable that the ferry uses to pull itself across the Lahave River
If you have crossed Baynes Sound between Vancouver Island and Denman Island aboard BC Ferries cable ferry, you will recognize the type of cable that is used. Unlike the Denman route, there is one cable instead of three, and the fare is a flat rate of $7 per vehicle.
Yup – just a bit less expensive to cross the Lahave River, and a much simpler, yet just as safe system until a mishap occurs and the ferry heads off downstream. That did happen…
Just about ready to leave Lahave
The old railway bridge about 150 meters off the Lighthouse Route allows users of the Dynamite Trail to cross over the Martins River and Shingle Mill Road.
The Dynamite Trail is a 10km section of a former rail corridor running from Mahone Bay to Martin’s River bridge in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. The trail is part of the 119 km Rum-Runners trail that runs from Halifax to Lunenburg along the former Halifax & Southwestern Railway line.
The needles and cones of a Balsam Fir – Jenkins Island
From front to back – Stephanie Jane, Ramble Around, and Jordan B at Bush Island Harbour – Lahave Islands
