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DSC01370 - Cape Roseway Lighthouse

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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(Tomorrow I will start my last trip - Eastern Discovery)

The foghorn building at Cape Roseway is the oldest building that remains there. The fog alarm building was built in 1916-1917 to replace an earlier structure.

The foghorn operated at Cape Roseway from 1884 until it was taken out of service in 1989.

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The current Cape Roseway lighthouse is an octagonal concrete building with a red lantern.

The lighthouse is still being used with an automatic light apparatus installed, but the houses have been vacant since 1986 when the station became unmanned. The 1960 replacement tower still stands, along with the houses (all less than 40 years old), the two sheds (probably the oldest structures on site), two other badly deteriorated sheds, and a steel tower, once used for a radio transmitter.

The fog horn was taken out of service in 1989. The radio beacon has been discontinued, far right building. The dwellings and service sheds have deteriorated badly in the harsh marine environment. Cape Roseway is one of the few stations in Nova Scotia which remains relatively intact.

Body of Water: Shelburne harbour
Scenic Drive: Lighthouse Route Tower
Height: 14.6m (48ft)
Height Above Water: 33.8m (111ft)
Characteristic: Flashing white (1992)
Still standing: True
Still operating: True

DSC00950 - Glen Margaret

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:18:00 -0700

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Taken at the small community of Glen Margaret on St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

I am working on my trip but going slow. Had to do laundry, buy food and the other things that have to be taken care of when you come home from a trip.

DSC02740 - Fall Reflections

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:26:00 -0700

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I am back from my holidays but will need to work on the pictures and get settled (2-3 days). This is a picture from last fall on the Peggy's Cove Road. I will be posting some older shots until my trip ones are ready.

Insight Tour - Eastern Discovery (2013)

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:44:00 -0700

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Next trip is booked and I am ready to go, it is with Insight Tours. I will be OFF until I get back as I never use the internet or a cell phone when I travel.

I will be going to: Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey. It is only for 16 Days (I prefer 19-23 days).

I had a hard time trying to get a trip to go on. It was mainly because they were too short and when trying to combine two trips the logistics prevented it from happening. So I went looking and this seems interesting even though I was already in Bulgaria and Turkey before.

DSC01116 - Tall Ship Larinda

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:41:00 -0700

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Tall Ship Larinda was built as a replica of the 1760 Schooner “Sultana”, Larinda has sailed the globe in many Tall Ship Parades of Sail and has won numerous awards from festivals, events and competitions around the world.

Designed and built over a thirty year period as a modified replica of a 1767 Boston Schooner. Larinda is a unique vessel with modern safety features. yet she retains traditional wood appointments and museum quality. Much of her construction was done with recycled 100-year-old long leaf hard pine.

A restored 1928, 8-tons 4-cylinder, 100Hp, Wolverine Diesel Engine, provides auxiliary power of this beautiful ship. Her 300 lb. bronze firing cannons add period excitement, featured in publications worldwide.

Rig Schooner/ Battened Lug Sails
Home Port Boutlier Point at Larinda's Landing, Nova Scotia
Sparred Length 86'
Beam 16'6''
LOD 56'
Rig Height 62'
LOA 64'
Freeboard 5'
LWL 52'
Sail Area 2800 sq.ft.
Draft 8'
Tons 46 grt

DSC02781 - Trans Canada Trail

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Tue, 21 May 2013 01:00:00 -0700

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I walk this trail a lot, it is just down the road where I live.

The Trans Canada Trail is the world's longest network of recreational trails. When fully connected, the Trail will stretch 23,000 kilometres (14,000 mi) from the Atlantic to the Pacific to the Arctic oceans. More than 16,800 kilometres (10,400 mi) of trail are currently usable, making it approximately 73% complete in 2012.

Romania-1825 - Morning Beauty

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:35:00 -0700

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DSC02556 - Havre Boucher Range Rear

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:53:00 -0700

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Had to take a short detour on the way home to get this for my lighthouse book and collection: www.blurb.ca/b/3574002-nova-scotia-lighthouses-and-beyond

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans decided that each of the 1879 range lights at Havre Boucher were beyond repair, due to major rot. Coast Guard carpenters based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island recently built a brand new “modular” lighthouse to replace the rear tower. It is the first of its kind in Nova Scotia.

The new tower has a lightweight aluminum frame, sheathed with plywood and sided with vinyl that looks like cedar shingles. The tower preserves the look of a traditional wooden lighthouse, while cutting down on maintenance such as painting and repairs to rotten wood.

DSC02545 - High Wire Act....

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:07:00 -0700

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I had never seen this before so I pulled over to get this shot, a helicopter putting a wrapping of some kind around a power cable. Seems to me that this is a very dangerous job with the blades of the helicopter so near all the wires.

DSC02192 - Good-bye to Fortress Louisbourg

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:35:00 -0700

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I hope you have enjoyed the visit to this fantastic site and if you are ever in Nova Scotia I hope you will visit this place. I have only showed you a part of what happens here, it is truly a photographer's paradise.

Some of the things that make it such a great place are the reenactments and the lack of stores that sell things to tourists, it is not a tourist trap at all. It is a living history lesson not found in many places of the world.

Allow at least 4 hours for a visit and more if you can.

I put it all together in a book: www.blurb.ca/b/4203986-fortress-louisbourg

DSC02542 - No Time to Eat.........

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:37:00 -0700

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While waiting for the bus to take me back to the ticket area of Louisbourg I took this picture at the Fisherman's Cottage. I had been at the fortress from 09:30am till 1:15pm (minimum time I would suggest) and could have spent longer but I had a almost 5 hour drive to get back to Halifax and home.

DSC02531 - Leaving through Dauphin Gate

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:34:00 -0700

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Leaving the Fortress by the Dauphin Gate, the same place we entered this remarkable site. Had to get to the fisherman's cottage to wait for the bus.
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NOTE: Get ready for a celebration three centuries in the making! In 2013 Louisbourg is marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of Île Royale – modern day Cape Breton Island – and its capital, Louisbourg. Special events will be held throughout the 2013 visitor season, so any time is the perfect time to visit!

DSC02527 - Petit Grandchamp House

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:32:00 -0700

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Julien Auger dit Grandchamp (1666-1741) brought his family to Louisbourg when he was a soldier and ran the inn he started after he left the military in the 1720s. After his death it continued to support his widow.

Grandchamp’s early clients may have been his former troopmates. With its busy quayside location, Grandchamp’s home grew into a larger business that kept two slaves busy, but a 1741 inventory confirms that it was furnished much like any private home. Playing cards, drink, and a stock of clay pipes were adequate to equip a tavern like this one.

DSC02525 - Baaaaaaaaa.....

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:24:00 -0700

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There was a display of some sheep going on as I was walking by.

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NOTE: Get ready for a celebration three centuries in the making! In 2013 Louisbourg is marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of Île Royale – modern day Cape Breton Island – and its capital, Louisbourg. Special events will be held throughout the 2013 visitor season, so any time is the perfect time to visit!

DSC02520 - Time to Head Back......

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:37:00 -0700

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From here I started to walk back. In the distance is the Dauphine Gate and where I had to go to leave the fortress.
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NOTE: Get ready for a celebration three centuries in the making! In 2013 Louisbourg is marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of Île Royale – modern day Cape Breton Island – and its capital, Louisbourg. Special events will be held throughout the 2013 visitor season, so any time is the perfect time to visit!

DSC02517 - Piece de la Grave Guardhouse and Battery.

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:21:00 -0700

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DSC02513 - Delort House and Storehouse

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:35:00 -0700

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DSC02512 - Le Billard (Beauséjour Home)

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Thu, 09 May 2013 00:39:00 -0700

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The Beauséjour home and storehouse included a tavern called "Le Billard”. This establishment catered to the well to do of Louisbourg and their taste for gambling. Here visiting captains and merchants, waiting for their vessel to be reloaded for the return voyage to Quebec or France, could play cards or other games of chance.

Marguerite Dugas, the widow Beauséjour is the proprietress of this establishment. Born in Acadia, she came to Louisbourg in 1717 the widow of a corsair captain, a privateer, with three young children. Her second husband François Cressonet dit Beauséjour built this establishment, which she operated since his death in 1742 with the help of her Irish servant Salle Forlan. She is surrounded by family in Louisbourg, as many of her grown children and the children of her cousin, Joseph Dugas, live nearby.

DSC02510 - Gaming Table - Commissaire-Ordonnateur’s Property

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Wed, 08 May 2013 00:38:00 -0700

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Close scrutiny of this big building can reveal how an empire was run. To maintain royal sway over far-flung colonies, paperwork was as vital as fortresses and fleets. While the engineer built Louisbourg and the governor symbolized its authority, the man who lived here kept the colony running.

In the offices overlooking the quay, the administrator and his clerks filled up books of correspondence, maintained the colonial accounts, and compiled their statistical reports for the Ministry of Marine. They paid the colony’s bills from the well-guarded treasury here - see the barred windows - and filled the storerooms behind with their supplies. Everything from economic policy to civil justice was managed from here, and the power of the commissaires- ordonnateurs sometimes excited the governors’ jealousy. Built as a private residence, the house became royal property in 1733 and expanded with the power of its occupants.

The administrators were professional servants of the Crown who hoped to win promotion by proving themselves here. François Bigot established his reputation by able and devoted service as Île Royale’s commissaire-ordonnateur from 1739 to 1745, while his sharp investments simultaneously laid the foundation of his wealth. Duly promoted, he went on to both fortune and disgrace as the last Intendant of New France.

The main floor of this house is furnished as Bigot’s working and living space. The top floor houses an exhibit, Vestiges of Louisbourg, which contains artifacts from eighteenth century Louisbourg, and a gallery with paintings and ship models recreating aspects of Louisbourg’s busy port.

The stables behind the residence, at the corner of Rue Royale, are another sign of authority. Boats were needed more than horses in this colony. Few homeowners built large stables like these and a horse and carriage proclaimed wealth and prestige.

DSC02522 - Commissaire-Ordonnateur’s Property

nobody@flickr.com (archer10 (Dennis)) — Tue, 07 May 2013 00:33:00 -0700

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Close scrutiny of this big building can reveal how an empire was run. To maintain royal sway over far-flung colonies, paperwork was as vital as fortresses and fleets. While the engineer built Louisbourg and the governor symbolized its authority, the man who lived here kept the colony running.

In the offices overlooking the quay, the administrator and his clerks filled up books of correspondence, maintained the colonial accounts, and compiled their statistical reports for the Ministry of Marine. They paid the colony’s bills from the well-guarded treasury here - see the barred windows - and filled the storerooms behind with their supplies. Everything from economic policy to civil justice was managed from here, and the power of the commissaires- ordonnateurs sometimes excited the governors’ jealousy. Built as a private residence, the house became royal property in 1733 and expanded with the power of its occupants.

The administrators were professional servants of the Crown who hoped to win promotion by proving themselves here. François Bigot established his reputation by able and devoted service as Île Royale’s commissaire-ordonnateur from 1739 to 1745, while his sharp investments simultaneously laid the foundation of his wealth. Duly promoted, he went on to both fortune and disgrace as the last Intendant of New France.

The main floor of this house is furnished as Bigot’s working and living space. The top floor houses an exhibit, Vestiges of Louisbourg, which contains artifacts from eighteenth century Louisbourg, and a gallery with paintings and ship models recreating aspects of Louisbourg’s busy port.

The stables behind the residence, at the corner of Rue Royale, are another sign of authority. Boats were needed more than horses in this colony. Few homeowners built large stables like these and a horse and carriage proclaimed wealth and prestige.