Peggy's Cove Lighthouse
Peggy's Cove Lighthouse in Nova Scotia is probably one of the most photographed in Atlantic Canada. Officially known as Peggy's Point Lighthouse, it is situated on a large granite outcrop at the entrance to St. Margaret's Bay. Today's photos were taken during my first visit there in 2003. It was so foggy when we arrived that I could barely see the lighthouse, but within 30 minutes, the fog lifted and it was a beautiful sunny day.
You can see that there were many visitors to Peggy's Cove that particular day and since it was just as crowded when I photographed the lighthouse from a boat in 2009, I assume it is always like that during the summer months. The small village of Peggy's Cove has very few residents (approximately 46 in 2009 according to Wikipedia) but there is a restaurant and gift shop near the lighthouse which gets hundreds, if not thousands, of visitors each day. There is a small post office situated in the lighthouse and people line up to mail post cards with a Peggy's Cove postmark.
This will be the last in my Lighthouse series for now. I have received many positive comments on this series and may return to it from time to time.
and photographic enlargements.
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