The Glooscap Trail is a mixed media by Janet Ashworth which was uploaded on June 13th, 2014.
The Glooscap Trail
The Glooscap Trail is a section of Highway 2 in Nova Scotia, Canada, which skirts the shoreline of Minas Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, the home... more
Title
The Glooscap Trail
Artist
Janet Ashworth
Medium
Mixed Media - Photography
Description
The Glooscap Trail is a section of Highway 2 in Nova Scotia, Canada, which skirts the shoreline of Minas Basin, an arm of the Bay of Fundy, the home of the world's highest tides. Glooscap was a mythical cultural hero of many Indian tribes, including the Mi'kmaq (Micmac) tribes in Nova Scotia. Among his many deeds, he is supposed to have turned himself into a giant beaver and created five islands in the Bay of Fundy, by slapping his huge tail in the water with enough force to stir up the earth.
The legends make quite interesting reading, and there is an excellent write-up at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glooscap.
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Because there is a new high-speed highway which by-passes this beautiful coastal road, it remains a relatively quiet area for camping and other vacation activities.
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June 13th, 2014
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Comments (2)
John Malone
Congratulations on this marvellous work being FEATURED on the home page of PAINTINGS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF NOVA SCOTIA! Voted on this great work….your group administrator, John Malone
Cecily Mitchell
Janet, This is a beautiful shot, made even better by your description. Thank you for telling us this splendid lore.
Janet Ashworth replied:
Thank you Cecily, and I'm glad you enjoyed the story line. Glooscap legends abound in Nova Scotia, and that item in Wikipedia covers them quite well.
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