We finish our journey around the bay traveling on Nova Scotia Highway 209 from Parrsboro to Spencer's Island with its beaches and historic lighthouse that dates to 1904. Recently granted permission by the Canadian Coast Guard to turn the light back on, the lighthouse is open to the public with pictures of the shipbuilding and shipbuilding artifacts on display. We then make our way to Advocate Harbour, a small well-protected fishing harbour opening on the Bay of Fundy, which dries at low tide. The scenic Cape d'Or Lighthouse and Cape Chignecto Provincial Park attract tourists and hikers. Due to the extreme tidal range in this area, it is also a well-known sea kayaking destination. The coastal erosion creates sea stacks, caves, and arches, and a long rocky beach with large amounts of driftwood is popular with
beachcombers.
Back on the 209, you travel through the Raven Head Wilderness Area, which is 44 km of undeveloped coast along the Bay of Fundy, between Apple Head and Two Rivers. The area features fossil-bearing coastal cliffs, sheltered coves, beaches, small salt marshes, and coastal forest. It provides habitat for the endangered mainland moose and other sensitive species.
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