An institution for residents of Nova Scotia is the “Summer Cottage”. During the years 1969 – 1971 when we first lived there, everyone had a cottage during 6 weeks in the summer and occasionally throughout the year families spend a holiday or weekend at their cottage. Cottages ran the gambit from small and inexpensive to large and lavish. In our case our cottage was rented, small, inexpensive and we all enjoyed it.
The Eastern Shore is a little developed area running along the Atlantic Coast east from Halifax. With many inlets and bays, there were many cottages right on the sea.
One of the treats of a cottage in this area was the opportunity to buy fresh lobster from the fishermen as they returned to shore each day. In 1969 we were buying lobster from them for $0.75/lb. and cooking them in sea water over a wood fired kitchen stove.
The Easter Shore of Nova Scotia
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