Peggy's Cove winter

Peggy's Cove winter by Karen Cook - If anyone comes to visit Nova Scotia, I am sure the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove is at the top of their 'bucket... more

by Karen Cook

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Peggy's Cove winter

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Karen Cook

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Photograph - Original Not For Sale.

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Peggy's Cove winter by Karen Cook - If anyone comes to visit Nova Scotia, I am sure the lighthouse at Peggy's Cove is at the top of their 'bucket list'...The problem is...it is at the top of everyone's bucket list! Which means...capturing the stark beauty of the scene without hundreds of people in the image is difficult in spring,summer or fall.

So a road trip in late winter seemed just the perfect solution!

Located approximately 30 miles from Halifax, the capital city of the province, the tiny fishing village is home to less than 50 year round residents! But on any given day in summer or fall, that population swells dramatically. All arrive, by tour bus, by bike, and by car to see the iconic lighthouse. scurrying atop the massive boulders or glacial erratics looking for the world like a huge anthill.

There has been a lighthouse here since 1868. The current structure was built in 1914 and is perched atop the rocky shores, where the waves of the Atlantic Ocean crash nonstop. The rocks below the lighthouse are known as the 'black rocks' as they are constantly awash with the powerful waves and have been known to sweep many an unsuspecting visitor into the cold waters of St. Margaret's Bay, some are lucky to be rescued...others not. There are signs everywhere reminding people of the dangers. "Keep off the black rocks"!

The origin of the name of this picturesque little village is not known.. Legend says Peggy was the sole survivor of a shipwreck..others offer a more practical opinion that Peggy, being the shortened form of Marguerite, is really the mother of Samuel De Champlain, the early French explorer.

It was brisk standing there on the rocks...the temperature was just below freezing and the wind blowing off the Atlantic Ocean added an extra layer of shiver factor. But there weren't many people milling around, a few visitors and a few die hard photographers like myself. It was Heaven!

I love this view....the iconic lighthouse stands guard over the granite rocks, covered with salt spray that froze on contact giving the rocks a frosting of white. Welcome to a Peggy's Cove winter.

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March 8th, 2020