tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81519846571618117902024-03-05T08:44:46.979-04:00Swallowtail Keepers SocietyLDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-11782928053956295532014-03-29T12:34:00.000-03:002014-03-29T12:34:35.236-03:00Challenges of Saving Lighthouses
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lighthouses are usually located in the face of storms,
exposed on several sides to strong winds and sea spray, frequently difficult to
get to and challenging to maintain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With
lighthouses de-staffed or de-commissioned, budget cuts rampant, and maintenance
minimal, it is hard to see these once well-maintained structures deteriorate to
a point that they begin to crumble but it is becoming all too common.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The magnitude of the maintenance or
restoration, and the ability to get to the lighthouse is often overwhelming. We
have been fortunate with Swallow Tail that ownership has been transferred, access
is challenging but better than many, and through the support of the community and
access to various sources of funding, restoration work has been possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unfortunately, in five months, three other lighthouses in
the Maritimes have disappeared.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two
collapsed during storms, the abandoned Fish Fluke Point on Ross Island decommissioned
in 1963 but defied gravity for years (November), and Church Point on St. Mary’s
Bay, NS, decommissioned in 1984 (March), and one burned to the ground, the remote
fibreglass lighthouse at Point Aconi on Cape Breton Island (February).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Fire was always a worry before lights were electrified.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elodie Foster, one of the light keepers at Swallow
Tail, died from her injuries after her clothes caught fire while trying to
start the burner for the light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More
recently, electrical issues may be the cause of some fires because of the heavy
salt presence and corrosion of electrical connections. Two electrical issues at
Swallow Tail threatened to cause fires last fall and had no one been working in
the lighthouse, the problems would have gone unnoticed until it was too late.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vandalism has also been a cause of some fires
and has plagued locations such as Partridge Island in Saint John, and may have
been the cause of the grass fire at Swallow Tail in April, 2007, which
threatened the lighthouse and keepers house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It has prompted some communities to install security cameras. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ones at Swallow Tail can be viewed on the
Village of Grand Manan website (www.villageofgrandmanan.com).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em>Fish Fluke Point lighthouse in better days. (unknown origin of photo)</em></div>
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<em>Collapsed Fish Fluke Point lighthouse as seen from the air in November 2013.</em></div>
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<em>Church Point lighthouse before collapse. (from CBC.ca)</em></div>
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<em>Church Point lighthouse after collapse, 27 March 2014. (from CBC.ca)</em></div>
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<em>Point Aconi lighthouse before it and the building beside it, burned to the ground in February, 2014. (from Cape Breton Post)</em></div>
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Collapse was not thought to be an issue at Swallow Tail but
once work began last fall, it became apparent that it could have been
possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lime had eroded out of the
mortar, making the mortar crumble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
stone foundation was slowly pancaking, with the stones being pushed
outward.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The eight guy wires and the
massive concrete floor in the equipment room were the only things holding the
tower upright with probably only five large stones in the foundation carrying
weight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had any of the guy wires failed,
the tower would have begun listing or worse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>To fix this, all the stones were removed, one side at a time, and then
returned with new mortar between the joints. The large corner stones, too heavy
to easily lift, were adjusted back into place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The foundation is now functional again and should last for many more
years with minimal maintenance.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<em>Peter Devine rebuilding stone foundation at Swallow Tail, September 2013.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">During this process, it was discovered that the large wooden
beam under the front door had completely rotted away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The remains of the beam were removed using a
dust pan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of trying to fit a new
wooden beam back in a very tight space between the large immovable concrete
step, stone foundation and the floor joists, a concrete beam was constructed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of the 1859 wooden pegs, used to hold the
heavy timber structure together, was discovered in the crawl space during the
work, looking the same as the day it was made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was the only spot were the heavy timbers of the lighthouse had
completely rotted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em>Rotted timber beam under front entrance, September 2013</em></div>
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<em>New concrete beam to replace rotted timber, September 2013.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Salt corrosion is another challenge, rusting nails so they
no longer do their job.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When some
shingles were removed on the northern side of the bell house, the boards
underneath came off as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was
also an earlier problem with the boathouse and the entire southern wall began
to fall off in large pieces as the nails disappeared and that wall had to be
rebuilt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The shingles were stripped off
the bellhouse, the boards renailed, and new shingles returned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Shingles on some sides of the tower were also
falling out because the nails were gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Face nailing to hold them in place during previous work only complicated
the problem with water getting behind the shingles and rotting the wood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several places on the tower, notably where
the windows had been boarded up, were in worse shape than the rest of the
lighthouse, even though the boards were only 40 years old compared to over 150.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the rot continued, longer nails were used to
hold the shingles which further exacerbated the problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very noticeable while scraping the
sides where the problems were located because of the sponginess.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Replacing the rotted wood and shingles where
required, caulking the nail heads, plus one to two coats of primer and two
coats of finish paint will prevent this for a few years. Because of the extreme
weather conditions experienced on the point we hope in the future <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">only the paint will suffer and not the wood behind.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<em>Northern wall of the bell house. The nails had rusted off and the boards had to be nailed back in place before the shingles could be attached.</em> </div>
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<em>Areas on the lighthouse that needed repair because of water penetration causing rot. The area around the fog horn was because of caulking and flashing failures. The upper area on the tower was probably because of face nailing shingles allowing water to penetrate.</em></div>
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<em>Custom blade on paint scraper.</em></div>
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<em>The entire lighthouse and bell house were scraped, primed and received two coats of paint. The new shingles were primed twice.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Removing the windows in the tower in the 1970s was actually
beneficial in many respects since there was little maintenance after the lighthouse
was destaffed, but it changed the interior with no natural light or
ventilation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Having the opportunity to
return the windows to the original locations in the lighthouse was a goal during
the restoration but a challenge since everything had to be built from
scratch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One window could not be
returned because the current fog equipment is located in that spot on the first
floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Windows from an 1849 house in
Ontario were donated by the owners, who had once worked at a lighthouse in
British Columbia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were honoured to
have them reused at Swallow Tail.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
storms and gablets (or dormers) were new construction from mahogany with copper
flashing and sills in an attempt to resist the harsh climate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interior has been completely changed with
the additional of natural light and makes it a very pleasant inside.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><em>Reglazing 1849 windows donated for the lighthouse. The bottoms had to be cut down to 8 from 12 panes. New glass was installed in each window.</em></td></tr>
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<em>Window unit - gablet with storm, all new construction</em>. </div>
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<em>Windows restored on the southern side of the lighthouse.</em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">T</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">he harsh winter weather stopped work in mid-December at the
lighthouse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Work will begin again
sometime in April.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The windows and interior
will be completed including repairing the lathe and plaster and painting, the
boardwalk from the keepers house (cabled in place to protect it from the strong
winds) will be built, and museum displays installed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are hoping to have the lighthouse open
again this summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Restoration work
could not have been possible without the financial assistance of the Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency, Regional Development Corporation, New Brunswick Built
Heritage, Village of Grand Manan, Grand Manan Rotary Club, and generous
donations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-69052326260759548052014-03-27T15:45:00.001-03:002014-03-27T15:45:53.122-03:002014 Sea Ice StormA spring blizzard moved through quickly March 26, leaving behind sunny skies, either bare ground or snow banks and sea ice on exposed coasts after storm to hurricane force winds. As in February 2013, Swallow Tail took the brunt of the storm but the quick movement of the storm resulted in some sea ice frozen across the peninsula but not nearly as thick as in 2013. <br />
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Power was out on the point for 24 hours after the salt spray tripped a breaker on the pole (over 36 hours in 2013). Two of four webcams no longer work after the wind, salt spray and power outages took their toll. The antenna for the WiFi for the ferry blew off the boathouse, laden down with ice. The poor flag that was flown for the first time only two weeks ago is now a tattered shred, despite reinforcing the outer edge.<br />
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Here are some photos:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered northern side of the boat house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">WiFi antenna blown off the boathouse, covered in ice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thickness of ice on lighthouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen sea ice on bell house attached to lighthouse. Ice froze horizontally as the spray was blown across the building wall. Taken by Sarah McDonald.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered railings leading to bronze fog bell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered rope safety lines along foot path.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice and snow on bronze fog bell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered wooden bench facing away from freezing salt spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered wooden bench facing freezing salt spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered fog horn.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North side, roof and chimmeys of keepers house covered in ice. A couple of shingles lifted on the roof replaced in 2011.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail peninsula covered in sea ice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered iron eye ring and vegetation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icy sign post with Sarah taking photos from below.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo taken by Sarah McDonald of sign post.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen sea ice on the railings for the steps.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Windows in the keepers house covered in ice on the outside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tattered flag after flying for only two weeks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Web cameras on Welcome Centre - only two still are working after wind and power outages.</td></tr>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-74721956692603084002014-03-05T16:46:00.000-04:002014-03-05T16:46:04.149-04:00Cove of Many FacesThe Swallow Tail peninsula is named for its resemblance to the long tail of a swallow with wings extending on either side (Pettes Cove to the south) and toward Fish Head on the north. Swallows were very common on the island, lining up along the power lines when the chicks fledged. Unfortunately, it is rare to see swallows now as their population declines across North America.<br />
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Marine navigators often picked out rock features or other features along the shoreline to help find their way along the coastline before electronic devices took over. This can be even more challenging where fog can more in suddenly and may stay for days in the hot days of summer.<br />
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There are a number of rock features around Swallow Tail that are distinctive. Some are old, some are more recently formed from erosion, and others are just cool.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two rock figures in Pettes Cove. This is also where a small cave/rock arch is located where a group of Finnian raiders hid in the 1800s. There may be other figures or faces in these rocks but these stand out, particularly at high tide for the one on the left.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of the figure on the left, reminiscent of a woman with long flowing hair.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of figure on right, reminiscent of a young boy sitting.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perhaps a bit harder to see but two faces in the rocks near the footbridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Closeup of the nearest rock which looks like a face with large head, angular nose and chin - reminiscent of the Iron Man. This rock could easily fall down the cliff because of the fragmented structure of the rocks and is part of the mafic dyke (iron based volcanic rock that filled in a gap in much older rock) which the footbridge spans.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Further face with juniper hair, long flat nose and slight smirk (crack in rock face).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rocks that were pointed out as a woman with a baby on her back (in the centre) and a dog (on the left) but also described as a boy and girl with a dog or a child with a backpack and a dog. This angle also includes two other rocks on the right which haven't been described. These are located at the very end of the peninsula and visible from the ferry.</td></tr>
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<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-5235195554087867442013-09-05T18:54:00.000-03:002013-09-05T18:54:03.427-03:00Webcams for Swallow Tail LiveMany thanks to the Village of Grand Manan and Alpha Securities for the web cameras and internet to broadcast the video.<br />
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The webcams are accessible on the Village of Grand Manan website: http://villageofgrandmananc.netfirms.com/photos/<br />
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Follow the instructions for access to the Swallow Tail Webcams. There are three camera views available, a view of the lighthouse (and also the ferries as they pass or any other vessel), a view of Pettes Cove and a view of the top of the stairs (helps for counting the number of visitors!).<br />
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<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-86359229977179756682013-08-10T22:11:00.000-03:002013-08-10T22:17:04.542-03:00Lighthouse Tours<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail and a herring carrier seen from the north along the ferry route.</td></tr>
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Now that Swallowtail Keepers Society has a long term lease for the complete Swallow Tail Light Station, we have begun to offer some of the programs we hope to run in the future. This includes tours of the lighthouse. These tours are given when our volunteer or student are available and are not offered at all times. Each tour is personalized and you have a great opportunity to learn a little history of the lighthouse, visit all four levels including the lantern and take some amazing photographs of spectacular views.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People enjoying the view from the Swallow Tail lighthouse lantern deck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Robyn Guptill's panoramic view from the light house, July 7th.</td></tr>
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We will be doing some restoration work later in August and these tours will not be available at those times. Because we are still raising money for the restoration work, the tours are not free. A donation is required so make sure you have some cash with you. You can check at the Welcome Centre if any tours are available on a particular day. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People enjoying both the lighthouse and the former site of the bell house before it was moved to the lighthouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People on the former bell house site beside the rock formation that resembles a family and their dog.</td></tr>
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Even without access to the lighthouse, the peninsula is wonderful to visit. Fin and minke whales, harbour and grey seals and harbour porpoises can be seen from the lookouts, as well as many species of seabirds. Bald eagles and peregrine falcons are common visitors. Fall migrating land birds often make first landfall at Swallow Tail. The herring weirs are active this year and you may be lucky enough to see them seine the herring out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale off the Intruder herring Weir below Swallow Tail lighthouse in Pettes Cove on August 5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fin whale off the end of Swallow Tail August 5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minke whale in Pettes Cove headed toward Swallow Tail July 1</td></tr>
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<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-24693884502902096062013-04-21T12:26:00.000-03:002013-04-23T09:01:56.120-03:00Fancy Hat Tea - April 20, 2013The fourth annual Swallow Tail Tea took place April 20 at the Covert Hall in North Head, Grand Manan Island. The Inn at Whale Cove Cottages organized the food and staffed the tea.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inn at Whale Cove Cottage owner, Laura Buckley, and her staff organized the food and worked the tea. Many volunteers are needed to run one of these events and their efforts are greatly appreciated.</td></tr>
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The food, as usual was its normal high standard, wonderful, with a full buffet of sandwiches and sweets. The weather was probably to our advantage with rain and wind in the morning which prevented many outdoor activities. Over 70 people attended ranging in age from not quite two to 99. As usual, takeout was also available.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the Buffet Table with Swallow Tail artwork and photographs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Long view of the Buffet Table in the Covert Hall with sweets and sandwiches.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the Buffet Table with Swallow Tail artwork and photographs</td></tr>
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Many thanks to everyone who advertised the event, set up the hall, donated food, worked the tea, and helped with the cleanup. Sandra Ingersoll won the dinner for two at Inn at Whale Cove Cottages, an annual draw that is part of the cost of the tea. We also sold our first raffle tickets on "Fog Bound" the beautiful Tidal Threads quilt that is nearing completion. These will be available all summer and through the fall. The draw will be at the Christmas Market.<br />
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The money raised will go directly to the restoration of the Swallow Tail lighthouse, the scale of which will vary this year depending on the success or failure of grants to fund the project. We are hopeful that we will be able to get the majority of the work done. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many repairs are necessary in the lighthouse including repairing plaster from water damage. Water is leaking in the tower from the lantern.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph of the Swallow Tail lighthouse from 1932. The plan is to return two windows above the door of the tower as well as a third window on the other side. The lower window can not be returned because of the fog equipment now located there.<br />
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-31345614669475686152013-04-02T17:17:00.003-03:002013-04-02T17:17:38.150-03:00Freezing Spray Warning - 1952I was forwarded from Canadian Coast Guard files, a photo of the bronze fog bell, bell house and lighthouse at Swallow Tail covered in thick ice from a storm in 1952. Looks much like the photos we took in February 2013 but instead of the fog bell, the fog horn was completely iced in! Nothing like a muffler of ice.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Icy rime covering fog bell in February 1952 - Canadian Coast Guard photo.</td></tr>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-35727154415077276122013-02-22T14:43:00.000-04:002013-02-22T14:43:00.583-04:00Sneak Preview of QuiltTidal Threads, a local quilting group, has volunteered to donate a quilt to Swallowtail Keepers Society. Each year they select a group or issue and design a quilt that can be raffled as part of a fund-raiser. Their only requirement is that the cost of the material is covered. These unique quilts are works of art and this year's quilt is no exception. If you have been fortunate to see past quilts, you will be aware of the quality of the work and the attention to detail.<br />
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The quilt is taking shape and a few photos are included here to give you a sneak preview of the work in progress. Tickets for purchase will be available soon and will be on sale until November. The draw will take place at the Christmas Farmers Market. We hope to raise a significant amount of money to add to the restoration fund, the focus of which will be the lighthouse, although many other small projects with the other buildings are always in the works.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nancy Estle designed the quilt and is seen here working on it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of the centre squares of the quilt based on the Jacob's Ladder design.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edie Mullen, Nancy Estle, Dawn Locke and Mary Brown discussing finishing details on the corner lighthouse squares.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quilt is temporarily pinned to show the corner detail of lighthouse, rays from the light, sailboat and whale squares and border detail. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edie Mullen, Martha Eaton and Nancy Estle pinning the quilt to see what the overall design will eventually look like.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What the finished quilt will eventually look like. Pieces are pinned at this point. The quilt will be hand quilted once everything is stitched together.</td></tr>
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<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-85625788697999290292013-02-11T16:49:00.002-04:002013-04-02T17:22:38.513-03:00London Bridge is Falling Down.....You get used to something happening that you might not expect when you are the caretaker of a spectacular spot such as Swallow Tail peninsula but loosing a substantial chunk of concrete from under the end of the concrete steps and the beginning of the bridge was not one that we wanted to see.<br />
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The concrete steps replaced wooden ones in the late 1960s. Built by the keeper at the time, Grimmer Ingersoll, and a crew of other able-bodied men, they were designed to be durable and functional, with a ramp on one side to slide items down and hand rails on both sides to protect the user from extreme wind gusts and guide them up or down, day or night.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morrill and Laurel Ingersoll on the wooden footbridge in 1966. The former wooden stairs can be seen in the background. The gate was to keep their rabbits on the peninsula. Photo from the collection of Hilda and the late Grimmer Ingersoll.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Current concrete stairs with ramp on one side.</td></tr>
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The wooden foot bridge spans a gully called the Sawpit which is a mafic dike, a lava flow of iron rich rocks that filled a gap 200 MYA between much older rock of probably 500 MYA. The foot bridge allowed access at all times to the peninsula and was used by the keepers and visitors since the lighthouse was built in 1860.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old wooden foot bridge prior to 1922. This was the first of two footbridges at the top of the hill. This spanned a gully that was filled in 1966, eliminating the need for this bridge. This area is now a parking area and has picnic tables and a bench. The lower bridge at the foot of the stairs is not in this photo. From a postcard.</td></tr>
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The deck of the bridge was replaced in 1996 by the Village of North Head, reusing the existing metal support legs, and has seen its share of weather. The concrete block kept the rocks in place, provided support for the end of the concrete stairs and for the bridge. Through many years of freezing and thawing and rocks eroding away, the massive block let go sometime at the end of January and slid down the slope, lodging against one of the metal support legs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Footbridge with concrete block in place, October 2012</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Footbridge with concrete block fallen and lodged against the metal support leg, February 2013</td></tr>
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We are now consulting with structural engineers, trying to figure out how to move the block off the support leg and how to reconstruct crib work or something similar to replace the previous function of the block and repair any damage caused by the collision of the concrete with the support leg. While this is happening, we unfortunately must restrict access to Swallow Tail as a safety precaution. We hope this will not be for a long time and apologize to anyone who is inconvenienced by this.LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-89254000352278012762013-02-11T16:42:00.002-04:002013-02-11T16:50:23.221-04:00Freezing Spray Warning - Blizzard 2013If you live along a coast or are a boater you are probably familiar with the weather term - freezing spray - which is usually associated with vessels. When the air temperature is cold and water hits vessels because of the spray from waves, the water freezing on the vessel and can built up to an extent that it can compromise the stability of the vessel. The warnings are real and if the conditions continue for any length of time, a substantial amount of ice can accumulate. But you may not have thought about the effects it can have on land when high winds and waves combine to carry the ocean spray onto land. The same ice build up can occur but is usually one sided depending on the direction of the wind.<br />
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On February 9 two major storms combined into one, as one storm moved in from the west and the other up the eastern seaboard, culminating in a storm with hurricane characteristics. The sustained winds and high tides caused much havoc on Grand Manan, shredding tarps at a construction site, destroying a hangar at the airport, raising water levels beyond the normal high tide, bringing drift wood and rocks up onto land, breaking trees limbs and toppling trees, wreaking havoc with the power lines, and leaving places in the face of the nor'easter, like Swallow Tail, coated in frozen salty brine and looking more like the aftermath of an ice storm, rather than a snow storm.<br />
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The following photos were taken the next two days, when the weather had cleared to bright sunshine and calmer seas.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John's bench overlooking the Swallow Tail peninsula</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Railing on the deck at the Welcome Centre overlooking the Swallow Tail peninsula</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen Swallow Tail peninsula. Freezing spray coated everything from the north and east, bending trees with the weight of the ice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen, salty stairs and railings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bent tree covered in salty ice at the head of the stairs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice coating the railing on the foot bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice almost completely covering the railing on the foot bridge on the northern side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen spray on the safety railing at the head of the stairs. The railing is red.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen spin drift in the Sawpit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down into the Sawpit, filled with frozen spary and styrofoam from a floating weir that is breaking up from the extreme wave action.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen spray on the mafic dike of the Sawpit.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees bending under the weight of the freezing spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trees covered in freezing spray along the foot path.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frozen bench, trees and trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Balls of frozen spray and an ice coated bench.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog bell deck covered in ice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Layers of ice coating the rope hand rail along the foot path.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavily weighted rope rail and ice balls created by freezing spray that completely crossed the Swallow Tail peninsula from one side to the other.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where did the windows go? Ice covered north side of the keepers house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered eastern side of the keepers house. Note the difference with the southern, almost ice freeze, side.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered eastern side of the keepers house and deck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered rocks and vegetation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ice covered slope from freezing spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you find the tree under the ice?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavily ice-coated spruce trees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't believe the ice is from sea spray? Seaweed frozen into the ice near the lighthouse.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog horn muffled by a thick coating of ice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bell house and lighthouse covered in icy rime. The spray from the waves extended more than halfway up the tower. A snow plow driver looking down at the lighthouse during the storm said that the tower completely disappeared from view several times as the waves and spray crashed over the point. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New version of the wooden lobster-trap bench - ice bench! Good thing the bench is bolted to the rocks or it probably would have ended up elsewhere.</td></tr>
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It is difficult to gauge the amount of snow that fell. The wind created huge snowbanks or completely moved the snow elsewhere, leaving bare ground. Many on the island who experienced the Groundhog Gale in 1976 commented that this storm had the same ferocity with sustained high winds for two days, combined with extremely high tides and storm surge.<br />
<img height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsJ26qfzwegrksYL_mCRH3MR9sn5G91Z8ITUIYQ8X9nS-6RSECr1PaCGzE2ruBOMtXNX_AKxyT5cpb1mRYS1wIJwkgD9Ai9srat8NJ9OCIVFTJWL_KM0VKae931g8pOFGV2Zps3wchDOY/s320/frozen+stair+hand+rail.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 259px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 1312px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-11274431908569837912013-01-06T11:36:00.002-04:002013-01-06T11:36:45.029-04:00BRRRRR - Sea SmokeFog in winter, definitely, but it is usually called sea smoke, sea vapour, vapour, ice fog, steam fog and probably several others. The condition occurs when the air temperature is lower than the water temperature and the water evaporating from the ocean surface can’t be absorbed by the cold air (cold air holds less moisture than warm air) and accumulates in droplets that create fog, often sen in convective currents or wispy tendrils. If the air temperature is significantly colder than the sea surface temperature, the sea smoke can be so dense that as it rises, it can create cloud cover and fine snow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grand Manan Adventure ferry in sea smoke</td></tr>
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These conditions will cause the fog detector to start the fog horn because of the limited visibility. It is also an excellent warning to mariners that sea water hitting their vessels may freeze instantly, accumulating enough that it can compromise the stability of the vessel. Chipping ice can reduce the top heaviness of the vessel but is labour intensive and not all areas can be reached safely on a vessel. Freezing spray warnings are issued when these conditions are likely. In any event, the air temperature will be very cold and if windy as well, the wind chill can be significant and frost bite may be an issue.<br />
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Sea smoke can be incredibly complex and amazing to photograph. Here are a few taken on January 3. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail lighthouse with sea smoke.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail peninsula and the Grand Manan Adventure ferry with wispy sea smoke.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail lighthouse and the Grand Manan Adventure ferry.<br /></td></tr>
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<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-83004291146222804362013-01-06T11:24:00.000-04:002013-01-06T11:24:16.611-04:00Swallow Tail at NightVisitors to Swallow Tail primarily arrive in the day time, however, some people do go out after darkness. When it was an active light station, the keepers lived on site and had to negotiate the stairs, bridge and footpath in darkness. The rails and cables along these were helpful, not only in stormy conditions but also at night. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illuminated foot bridge with reflective tape. Photo courtesy Larry Small.</td></tr>
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At the request of the herring weir operators, no dusk to dawn lights are to be used on the property and although shielded low voltage lights can be positioned to provide light and not affect the herring weirs, we chose to use reflective tape to mark the trails, steps, bridge and buildings for now. Just as reflective tape is useful along roadways, it is very useful at Swallow Tail as long as you have a flashlight.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illuminated path with reflective tape on the trail stanchions. Photo courtesy Larry Small.</td></tr>
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With only the light from the lighthouse, the property is fairly dark and a great place to watch the stars on cloudless nights.<br />
<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-20701823967867462172012-12-31T18:48:00.000-04:002012-12-31T18:48:07.715-04:00Happy New Year<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our first large snowfall of the winter and the last for 2012, has turned Swallow Tail into a white world punctuated with red and surrounded by blue. <strong>Best wishes to everyone for the New Year.</strong></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail looking toward the east.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swallow Tail from Pettes Cove</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Area near the stairs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cloe-up of Swallow Tail lighthouse</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John's bench covered in snow.</td></tr>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-66163412395999215302012-12-30T10:17:00.000-04:002012-12-30T10:17:09.062-04:00Illustrated story of water damageThe southern porch on the keepers house is one of my favourite rooms. On sunny days the multiple windows act like a green house, warming up the room to very comfortable temperatures even without heat on. However, it was also one of the most damaged rooms in the entire duplex. Other than the water damage from the flashing leaking around the western chimney, no where was there as much water damage as in the southern porch.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Southern porch on keepers house - sun porch</td></tr>
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Some of the problem was the windows. The storm windows were missing, much of the window glazing was gone or in bad shape letting water in, and the single pane windows sweat and frost over. The ceiling showed signs of water damage from the roof. The roof itself had two layers, asphalt shingles and rolled roofing but still the water came in. The walls were often wet after it rained and the dry wall was crumbling and mouldy. The window trim was turning black in places from the constant water penetration.<br />
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The first attempt to stop the water coming in was to strip all the roofing material and reshingle it but water still came in. The cedar shingles were peculiar under two windows that are over the southern porch, much too thick than they should be so it was decided to tear off the cedar shingles under the windows and see what was going on. Once the step flashing was exposed, where it was attached to the walls of the house, great holes in it were visible, however, the flashing extending under the asphalt shingles looked good. This was definitely one of the sources of water penetration and because the boards run diagonally, water from anywhere along the step flashing would be directed into the walls in the sun porch on both sides because the boarding changed directions in the middle of the house with both sides directing water back to the sun porch.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Corroded flashing under the cedar shingles. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keepers house during construction in 1958. Note the diagonal sheathing boards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Investigating where the water was getting in - not under the window but from above and travelling down the diagonal sheathing into the southern porch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the water damage on the inside of the southern porch walls, coming from the main house (blackened wood).</td></tr>
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The peculiar thick shingles were explained by a lack of knowledge of the person who tried to fix the leaks at one point, perhaps when the southern porch roof was reshingled and flashing replaced. Instead of tapering the ends of each shingle as they worked up the wall, full thickness shingles were layered on top of each other causing the thickness to become unwieldy. The shingles also did not extend up into the groove under the window sill allowing water to be blown up and under the shingles and thence down the walls. The shingles between the two windows above the sun porch were bulging so the entire wall was stripped and the flashing replaced.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Incorrect layering of cedar shingles above the southern porch which covered corroded flashing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stripping off all of the cedar shingles and flashing above the roof on the southern porch to redo and stop the water penetration into the southern porch.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New step flashing. The roof had been reshingled and the new shingles had to be removed so the flashing could be replaced. The corroded flashing couldn't be seen because of the incorrect layering of the cedar shingles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flashing under the windows as an added precaution from wind driven rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cedar shingle debris from stripping above the southern porch between two windows.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completing the cedar shingling after repairs. Plywood covered windows until new storm windows could be installed to prevent an additional source of water penetration.</td></tr>
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The original door was returned to the sun porch replacing a steel door that no longer opened or closed from swollen door frames. The intent was admirable to try to stop the water damage by installing a steel door but without a storm door, water still came in on the floor and the three layers of floor boards were water soaked and rotting. Although the bottom floor boards looked okay from the cold rooms in the basement, the wood was very punky and a large section had to be torn out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Returning the original wooden door to the southern porch. This had been replaced by a steel door but did not solve the problem of water coming in under the door because there was no storm door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Reglazing windows after old door was returned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Damage to floor inside the southern porch from years of water coming in under the door.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Removing the subfloor in the southern porch to replace the rot. The upper layer was a new product in 1958, MDF or particle board.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patch in the subfloor. The southern porch sits over the cold rooms in the basement.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Carrying out the plywood for the southern porch floor.</td></tr>
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The water damage was worse on the western side of the sun porch than the eastern side which is easily explained by the protection of the hill on the eastern side from driving south east rain storms but the entire porch had signs of water damage.<br />
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In the end, some of the dry wall and insulation was removed, the floor was stripped down to the subfloor and even some of that had to be replaced. The roof was reshingled and the cedar shingles replaced. The windows have been reglazed and storm windows installed A storm door and weather stripping were installed. The floor still needs to be tiled and the walls and ceiling painted and the trim and doors varnished. Interestingly we found that the sun porch was poorly insulated with some sections completely missed, perhaps during one of the attempts to repair the water damage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning out the drywall and insulation under the windows to make repairs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Replacing insulation under windows. Some of the windows were removed to complete the reglazing. The paint was removed from the trim because it was originally varnished.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Drywall and vapour barrier has been returned, as are windows after reglazing. Layers of peeling paint on the walls also had to be scraped off, revealing the original paint colour.</td></tr>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-34003615380531121062012-12-28T12:10:00.002-04:002012-12-28T12:10:24.245-04:00August Swallow Tail ConcertWe were fortunate to have three musicians (Nora Suggs, Rebecca Brown and Mary Ogletree ) from the Satori Chamber Music ensemble (http://satori-chambermusic.org) in Pennsylvania, perform August 11 at Covert Hall. These musicians play violin, flute, mandolin, tin whistle and shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute, in a wide range of musical genre, from Irish jigs to Baroque to Japanese traditional folk music. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Satori Trio: Nora Suggs, Rebecca Brown, Mary Ogletree</td></tr>
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The very talented young man, Alexandre Banks, also participated, playing fiddle and step dancing. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alexandre Banks playing his fiddle</td></tr>
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Paul Lauzon (http://www.singingbooks.ca) made a surprise addition, a prelude to his solo concert the next night. He has written a number of songs about Grand Manan and its residents and entertained the audience with a couple of these. He is an Associate Professor of Music Therapy at Acadia University in Nova Scotia.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Lauzon playing guitar and singing one of his Grand Manan ballads</td></tr>
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It was an enjoyable evening and raised some additional funds to help us with the restoration of the Swallow Tail property.<br />
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We are always interested in highlighting musicians in these August concerts and we are indebted to their kindness for performing without pay.<br />
<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-69946541722024373222012-12-15T12:08:00.000-04:002012-12-15T12:08:58.207-04:00Logo in the GrassThere are many footpaths that meander around the Swallow Tail peninsula, particularly from the light house and beyond as people explore the various vantages and seacapes. There are no particular routes other than those dictated by the topography.<br />
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One pattern caught our attention near the lighthouse and immediately reminded us of a very familiar pattern, a logo most people with a computer will be familiar.<br />
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See what you think:<br />
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Add the colours:<br />
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And Viola! The Microsoft Windows logo.<br />
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-55580557420776455222012-12-15T11:55:00.000-04:002012-12-15T11:57:06.952-04:00International Lighthouse and Light Ship WeekendSterling Carpenter, Art McKay and Rick MacMillan stayed at the keepers house August 17-19 to again participate in the annual International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (<a href="http://illw.net/">http://illw.net</a>) . They set up their radios and tried to contact as many other amateur radio operators also set up at lighthouses around the world. Swallow Tail has its own call numbers: VE9SJH<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling Carpenter and Rick MacMillan setting up the antennae at Swallow Tail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Running the wires for the short wave radio antennae</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rick MacMillan testing his short wave radio</td></tr>
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They have been with the Swallow Tail project for several years now and appreciate the improvements every year. They are avid campers and have put up with the living conditions in the keepers house in the past but they were pleasantly surprised by an operational kitchen and bathrooms, no plywood on the windows, more furniture, and the new picnic tables and benches.<br />
<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-5305030202563558582012-12-01T13:30:00.000-04:002012-12-01T13:30:36.154-04:00Changing, Always Captivating Views of Swallow TailThousands of photographs of Swallow Tail are taken each year. It seems to be ever changing and can be viewed from endless angles. We still grab our camera when yet another amazing shot occurs.<br />
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This is a selection of photographs taken between May and October, 2012.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Controlled burn of brush</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Grand Manan Adventure" ferry rounding the Swallow Tail peninsula</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gulls waiting for spent lobster bait</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Whales-n-Sails whale watch boat "Elsie Menota" rounding Swallow Tail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Top poles of a herring weir on a foggy day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Full moon rising</td></tr>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-79478252073650511632012-11-29T13:26:00.000-04:002013-05-11T10:05:18.228-03:00Commemorative BenchJohn MacKenzie was a vibrant young man from Grand Manan who lived life to the fullest. He died accidentally in 1989 cutting short a life that was full of promise. His 25th high school reunion was celebrated this year and the class got together to make a lasting tribute to John. They chose Swallow Tail as the location and had a log bench constructed with a plaque: <br />
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“JOHN WUZ HERE”</div>
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In loving memory of John MacKenzie 1969-1989</div>
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The Class of ‘87</div>
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We moved one of our lobster trap style benches to another location so this bench would have the best view of the Swallow Tail peninsula. Many visitors had the pleasure of using the bench this summer and in turn, contemplated who John MacKenzie was.<br />
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John's parents, Jack and Verna, live on Grand Manan and his brother, Chris, lives in Saint John.<br />
<br />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-8193681701123898932012-11-28T15:10:00.000-04:002012-11-28T15:10:44.796-04:00Returning the Storm Windows to the Keepers House
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keepers house as it looked in the spring of 2008 with boarded windows and peeling paint.</td></tr>
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We were very pleased to have 21 custom-built wooden storm windows constructed and installed in the keepers house this September. We had salvaged a few storms that had not been discarded in the past but were still short most of the storms.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the original storm windows for the keepers house that was stored in the boathouse.</td></tr>
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On the upper storey, the storm windows had been replaced with aluminum storms in the 1970s but these storm windows had been removed after the light station was destaffed and the house was operated as a Bed and Breakfast. This caused all sorts of water damage in the house over the years because of the extreme weather on the Swallow Tail peninsula which is unforgiving, and without storm windows, the original wooden windows could not be kept waterproof. Re-glazing these windows certainly helped but the storm windows were really necessary. Taking down the plywood for the last time, knowing that this would not compromise the interior of the house was a real pleasure.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New wooden storm windows being painted.</td></tr>
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Wooden windows are not easy to purchase anymore with most people preferring vinyl. However, vinyl window inserts are not part of the history of the buildings and in keeping with the age of the structure, we had the storm windows constructed by Schell Lumber in Ontario. They still have all the equipment to make wooden windows and do a great job. The fellow who makes the windows is 83 and can turn them out very quickly. Tom Murison, who is a restoration architect in Ontario, delivered the windows and craftfully installed them.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; text-align: center;">Tom Murison fitting new wooden storm windows with Michael Anderson looking on.</td></tr>
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Each window had to be painted before installation. Although all the windows are of similar dimensions, slight variations occur and each window had to be fitted. Hinges were attached at the top so they could be pushed open to allow air flow in the summer but still protect the inner windows. We sealed them for the winter just to be on the safe side. </div>
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The last windows that need to be addressed are the two sliding patio doors installed when the house operated as a Bed and Breakfast and gave access to the deck. We hope to install French doors that look like the original windows but still allow that access.</div>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-47885208577923267122012-11-28T11:55:00.000-04:002012-11-29T09:45:35.828-04:00Rescued Bench and Fog Bell ClapperWe were very disappointed when one of the wooden lobster trap style benches went missing this spring. It was situated to the east of the lighthouse and was a favourite for many people. We had looked from above and from the water but couldn’t find it. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wooden lobster trap style bench. Each one has a unique, spectacular view.</td></tr>
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This August, a family from Holland were exploring below the lighthouse on the rocks and found the bench lodged in a crevice. We were able to recover the bench and on the climb back up, the clapper mechanism for the fog bell was also discovered in the rocks. It is a bit bent but should be fixable. This was the last clapper mechanism for the bell and stood to the side of the bell and hit the bell on the outside. A chip developed in the bell because of it. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fog bell and external clapper mechanism. Photograph taken by Mary Catherine Edwards in the mid-1960s.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Divots in the rim of the fog bell caused by external clapper.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Earlier clapper that hung inside the fog bell. Photograph provided by Jodie Graham.</td></tr>
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An earlier clapper that hung under the bell was also recovered in 2009 when the soil was removed from around the lighthouse as part of the soil mediation project to remove lead and bismuth, components of paint prior to 1970. The clapper had been left on the ground and gradually disappeared as the grass grew over it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken Ingersoll putting the final touches on the wooden lobster trap style bench where it was located near the lighthouse.</td></tr>
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The bench survived with only minor damage to some of the boards. It is now sitting on the keepers house deck. Another bench was built to replace this one when we didn’t realize the bench was just in hiding!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People using the replacement bench near the lighthouse, which is bolted to the rocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rescued wooden lobster trap style bench now located on the keepers house deck.</td></tr>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-16339574568603575572012-11-26T17:53:00.000-04:002012-11-26T18:13:46.130-04:00Summer Students 2012We were fortunate to receive funding from the province of New Brunswick through S.E.E.D. for eight weeks and the federal Summer Placement Program, also for eight weeks. Courtney Guptill managed the Welcome Centre and Gift Shop with Jesse Gagné filling in on her days off. Courtney and Jesse greeted visitors, maintained a daily log of visitors and handled the sales in the gift shop.<br />
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Jesse also helped with various tasks on the property including mowing, weeding, and painting. He also helped our volunteers to install the interpretative signs and helped our Artist in Residence, Shoshannah White move in for a three month stay. <br />
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We are very thankful to have these summer students who greeted 6159 (3124 people in July and 3035 in August). This compares with 5886 in 2011 (315 for eight days in June, 2577 for July and 2994 for August). <br />
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We did manage to have the Welcome Centre open on occasion in September (541 visitors) and the beginning of October (199 visitors) through the gracious volunteering of Frances Hodge, Linda L’Aventure, Mary McLintock, Carol Green, Alexis Phillips, and Ken Ingersoll. This compares with 398 and 110 visitors under similar circumstances in 2011 for September and early October.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Linda L'Aventure helping set up the gift shop.</td></tr>
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We are slowly trying to increase our inventory and had some great new items this summer, including a custom designed pewter pin. We still have t-shirts and the very popular heavy canvas tote bags. Proceeds from the sales go back into the restoration of the property.<br />
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There were many questions this summer about the floating herring weir which was installed in the Sawpit. Most people who visit the lower Bay of Fundy are familiar with the traditional herring weir built with wooden stakes and wrapped in two layers of netting, one above the other. These passive traps rely on the fish swimming to the trap and have worked very well in years when the herring came to the surface and headed inshore at night, particularly moonless, dark nights. The design was first used by the First Nations on mud flats and was an ingenious way to capture fish. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Seining the Intruder weir, a traditional herring weir which can be seen from Swallow Tail.</td></tr>
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The advent of floating fish pens for aquaculture of Atlantic salmon stimulated interest in developing a herring weir that would also float up and down with the tide. The netting would always be underwater and there would be moorings and anchoring lines to keep the trap in place but otherwise the principal behind how the trap fishes would be similar – heart shaped trap with the entrance indented making the fish always swim away from the entrance once inside, and a fence or leader directing fish into the trap. There have been a number of attempts using PVC pipe filled with Styrofoam and the Sawpit weir is the latest of these.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floating herring weir in the Sawpit made from PVC piping filled with Styrofoam, anchored in several places to keep it in place. The fence or lead extends from the shore to the mouth or entrance of the weir.</td></tr>
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Unfortunately, this summer was yet another year when few herring came inshore at night and most of the traditional weirs were not even fitted with their nets, remaining idle. There are many theories why the herring are staying in deep water, some of which have to do with much warmer ocean temperatures. Herring prefer cooler water temperatures if the surface temperatures exceed the preference of the herring, they will retreat to deeper water where the temperature is cooler. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floating herring weir seen at sunrise.</td></tr>
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Instead of herring, squid and mackerel were common inshore this summer and this resulted in multitudes of people fishing at the wharves. Not desired by the weir operator but delighting many of the visitors, many seals (harbour and grey) swam in and out of the Sawpit Weir when a school of mackerel were caught.</div>
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<img height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt6pf_FfRPauQDUY-TdM04G_EHwWP01NO0S0qbxW62iUoup0d2St7eUrTZ7Ku4PT6Dq9Rj1zMU6x3dm50u2_nhUVKCHeQ5Z-SXPHpQgo1W1S8X7Q2cvV-yabyDS7sIiuGGw2Ud2LOWGSU/s320/sunrise+and+floating+weir.jpg" style="filter: alpha(opacity=30); left: 172px; mozopacity: 0.3; opacity: 0.3; position: absolute; top: 954px; visibility: hidden;" width="96" />LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-67664807657855419562012-11-26T11:41:00.000-04:002012-11-28T15:18:55.609-04:00Self-Guided Tours Using Interpretative PanelsWe are pleased to have a wide range of interpretation panels now installed at Swallow Tail for our visitors. Through funding from the Canadian Heritage Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Legacy Fund, we were able to add outdoor interpretive panels for self-guided tours year round. We also have some wonderful hand painted signs for directions and other information. A memorial plaque was installed in 2011 to mark the 75th anniversary of the tragic death of one of the light keepers, Elodie Ingalls Foster.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New sign welcoming visitors to Swallow Tail. The Welcome Centre is also a gift shop. The deck affords lovely views and has one of several picnic tables in this area.</td></tr>
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The new signs include a Welcome to Swallow Tail and site map. The spelling of Swallow Tail has varied over the years and we have opted for the older spelling in our signs, where the name more accurately refers to the origins of the name referring to the shape of the peninsula, reminiscent of a swallow’s tail with the curve of the wings in the surrounding coves. The site map positions Swallow Tail in relationship to Grand Manan and the Bay of Fundy and local points of interest. A sign post near the boat house also compliments this information, pointing to various areas, including distance in some cases, that can be seen from Swallow Tail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Site sign for Swallow Tail located near the stairs. The new safety railing can be seen in the background which defines another picnic area and seating.</td></tr>
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All of the buildings have a sign that includes a brief history of the structure. In addition, there is information about the fog bell. Various types of fishing can be seen at different times of the year from Swallow Tail and a panel describes some of these. The new floating weir has been a topic of conversation and there is a separate post about it. Many types of marine life can be seen as well and these are illustrated on another panel. Geology of the area is also described including the large mafic dike that the footbridge straddles. Grand Manan has the great opportunity for people to have one foot on rock over 200 million years of age (MYA) and also one foot on rock over 500 MYA. Finally there is a bit of a discussion about the weather conditions, what it does to the vegetation and why it is more evident at Swallow Tail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many of the signs are clustered around the keepers buildings where people pause and take in the information. Each building also has a short description of its history.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fog bell has its own interpretative sign giving its history.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The geology panel is near the footbridge, appropriately attached to one of the large rock outcrops.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memorial panel and the history of the lighthouse are located near the entrance to the tower.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">People enjoying the view sitting beside the sign post near the boat house.</td></tr>
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While the site is beautiful and extremely awe-inspiring, there are a few hazards and with the number of visitors it is also necessary to point out some courtesies that would make everyone’s visit pleasant. These are summed in a sign by the stairs and are worth repeating here: </div>
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<li>The wind is always stronger on the peninsula – the loss of several hats in the Sawpit last summer can attest to that. </li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">It is always best to carry out any garbage because items left lying outside can be blown into the ocean. In the summer there is a garbage can in the parking area which is emptied regularly. </li>
<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">To respect others and for the safety of your pet, it is always best to have dogs on a leash. Not everyone picks up after their dogs which makes it unpleasant for others using the trails, particularly when it is left in the middle of the footpath. </li>
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<li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">There are a few sharp drop offs and if you venture beyond the marked paths, you should be aware of this and take necessary precautions. It is a long walk back with an injury.</li>
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LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151984657161811790.post-55541896534094313402012-11-24T18:02:00.000-04:002012-11-24T18:03:33.545-04:00Swallowtail, Swallow Tail, Swallow's TailWhich is correct - Swallowtail, Swallow Tail, Swallow's Tail? I guess it depends on what time frame you consider.<br />
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Early on, the peninsula was called Swallow's Tail, referring to the shape of the peninsula in relationship to the coves flanking it on either side. The peninsula looked like the long tail of a swallow, birds that were plentiful on the island, but unfortunately today are getting more and more difficult to find.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustration of a swallow superimposed on the peninsula to show the similarities. The curve of Pettes Cove, called Sprague's Cove in the 1850s, closely mimics the curve of a swallow's wing.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;">From the NB Lighthouse Publishing article Swallowtail Lightstation History. Update Posted 03.03.2007:</span><br />
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<em><span style="color: #073763;">In a Dec. 15th, 1859 report I. Woodward of the Commission of Lighthouses said (p. 317 Board of Public Works Appendix, April 1860):</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color: #073763;">Sir, I have to report that in accordance with your request to me in the month of June last that I would proceed to Grand Manan taking with me John P. McKay and select a site for a lighthouse at the <span style="background-color: #ffe599;">"Swallow's Tail"</span> which he had contracted to build. We left Saint John on the 27th of June by steamer from Eastport, where, joined by Captain Robinson, R.N.Commissioner of Lighthouses, we proceeded to Grand Manan, whereon the 28th and 29th, we selected a spot on the Point known as the "Swallow's Tail", for the contemplated lighthouse and keepers house. Made an arrangement with the owner of the land, Mr. James Small, residing at Sprague's Cove...</span></em> <em><span style="color: #073763;"></span></em> <span style="color: black;">The apostrophe "s" was dropped at some point and became Swallow Tail, only to be further modified to Swallowtail. We have opted for the Swallow Tail spelling in our recent work but Swallowtail is still used extensively.</span>LDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878579256811980608noreply@blogger.com0