Peggy's Cove "Seal" of Approval LbNA #43206 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Halifax |
| County: | Nova Scotia, CAN |
| State: | Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | The Morlan Clan  |
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| Found by: | Not yet found! |
| Last found: | N/A |
| Status: | aa |
| Last edited: | Aug 29, 2008 |
Peggy's Cove is located on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, not too far from Halifax, and is definitely worth visiting. It is a small fishing community and one of Nova Scotia's key tourist attractions on the Lighthouse Trail scenic drive. During the summer months, it houses an operating Post Office, I believe the only one in North America located inside a lighthouse. It was also home to William E. de Garthe, a Finnish sculptor and painter, and you can visit his house (now turned into an art gallery) and admire his beautiful carving in the granite outcropping behind his house.
To find our "seal" you need to start at the Visitor's Center (a big red building on your left as your enter Peggy's Cove). Park your car, and walk to the end of the parking lot. Sit on the bench overlooking the ocean and look out onto the water. See the big boulder up ahead? (the photo is a picture of it) That's where you'll be heading. Take the trail that starts in front of the bench and follow it onto the boulder. Walk to the very front facing the sea, and look down in between the rocks. You will have to get onto the grassy ledge in front of the boulder to reach the letterbox hidden in the crevice. After you're done, please cover it with grass, as it is easily seen from the rocks above.
If you're visiting Peggy's Cove in the summer months, make a "postcard with yourself in it" and mail it at the Post Office inside the lighthouse. The homemade ice-cream at DD's is delicious, and the food at the Sou'western is decent touristy stuff. The workers at the Visitor's Center are very friendly and can help you find accommodations for the night. The village itself is beautiful, so take the time to walk through and enjoy it!
We placed this letterbox while vacationing in Nova Scotia, thus we won't be able to check on it or repair it, if needs be. Please take care of it for us and let us know of its condition.
I listed this hike as being kid-friendly, because we placed it with our two tots by our side. However, it does involve a little climbing, and you have to be very careful on the rocks, as a little one can easily run to the edge and fall off.
To find our "seal" you need to start at the Visitor's Center (a big red building on your left as your enter Peggy's Cove). Park your car, and walk to the end of the parking lot. Sit on the bench overlooking the ocean and look out onto the water. See the big boulder up ahead? (the photo is a picture of it) That's where you'll be heading. Take the trail that starts in front of the bench and follow it onto the boulder. Walk to the very front facing the sea, and look down in between the rocks. You will have to get onto the grassy ledge in front of the boulder to reach the letterbox hidden in the crevice. After you're done, please cover it with grass, as it is easily seen from the rocks above.
If you're visiting Peggy's Cove in the summer months, make a "postcard with yourself in it" and mail it at the Post Office inside the lighthouse. The homemade ice-cream at DD's is delicious, and the food at the Sou'western is decent touristy stuff. The workers at the Visitor's Center are very friendly and can help you find accommodations for the night. The village itself is beautiful, so take the time to walk through and enjoy it!
We placed this letterbox while vacationing in Nova Scotia, thus we won't be able to check on it or repair it, if needs be. Please take care of it for us and let us know of its condition.
I listed this hike as being kid-friendly, because we placed it with our two tots by our side. However, it does involve a little climbing, and you have to be very careful on the rocks, as a little one can easily run to the edge and fall off.