Friday July 15, 2005
Stumped
Stumped

At Fundy park where Point Wolfe river meets the ocean was a logging area for well over a century. Since the Fundy tides move in such extremes they built a staging pier below the sawmill dam where lumber could be stored in low tide or ships could be docked for loading during high tide.

The first piers were built by John Ward and his partners in 1824. Today, all that is left is half of a wooden dam next to the covered bridge, the stubby-toothed remains of pier foundations, and a slow to recover salmon population.

If you enjoy geology there's no shortage of interesting rocks and formations along the shoreline. We didn't seek one out, but in some areas of the bay you can see tidal bores. The land is shaped such that the changing tide causes a wave of water (up to 3 feet high) to come rushing in.


Rocky Shore
Karen • 2005-07-15 11:16am

You are making me want to go back to Canada so bad!

I love the rocky beaches and the sound they make when waves come in and out.
Massimo • 2005-07-16 02:48pm

Nice photo and, as usual, interesting and informative post.