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N250cc
  
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|  | | | Here are some shots of when we went to Mcnabs Island a few times. Mcnabs is a really good spot for a day or 2 of exploring, there are tons, and I mean tons of places to look into and you will most likely not be bothered at all. There are forts and cottages as well as houses. There are underground tunnels and old military leftovers. Best of all you can walk the whole island and will always find new things every time you go, the island is full of interesting things. There is also currently a 40ft cape island boat washed up in the back cove. I have included a few pics for you guys. You can get there by taking a ferry from eastern passage and make sure you bring boats or some water proof footwear as the tunnels are wet, also bring some good lights, the tunnels and part of the forst are extremely dark. Enjoy.
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Curious_George
 
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<Reply # 1 on 6/30/2006 11:50 AM >
| | | | Cool stuff and some nice pictures to boot.
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N250cc
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<Reply # 2 on 6/30/2006 12:07 PM >
| | | | Thanks, I'm not a very good photographer haha, but if people are interested I have more pics also that I can post later.
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nobody
   
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<Reply # 3 on 6/30/2006 6:52 PM >
| | | | Cool place. N.
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BeaverBanker
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<Reply # 4 on 7/2/2006 4:22 PM >
| | | | Yah i like to see the rest, you can pm them to me if you would like
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N250cc
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| | | Re: Mcnabs Island
<Reply # 5 on 7/2/2006 9:45 PM >
| | | | For anyone interested in going to the island I took one of the maps from http://www.mcnabsisland.ca/ and overlayed it onto a satellite image of the island. It shows the trails and some of the more popular things on the island.
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N250cc
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<Reply # 6 on 7/2/2006 10:20 PM >
| | | | Here are a lot more pics of the place that I have decided to post up for you all.
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N250cc
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<Reply # 7 on 7/2/2006 10:20 PM >
| | | | Also there are tons of deer on the island
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darbycrashin
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<Reply # 8 on 7/2/2006 11:11 PM >
| | | | Posted by N250cc
Here are a lot more pics of the place that I have decided to post up for you all.
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never noticed this before, what is it?
nice shots.
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N250cc
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<Reply # 9 on 7/2/2006 11:22 PM >
| | | | Thanks, I'm 99% sure that is a old boiler, possible from a since rotted away wooden ship.
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CowboyPenner
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<Reply # 11 on 7/3/2006 2:33 AM >
| | | | McNabs Island used to be a military facility?
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N250cc
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<Reply # 12 on 7/3/2006 2:51 AM >
| | | | Mcnabs Island was populated, but then when the war came along the inhabitants were kinda kicked out i guess, it was used primarily by the British. It was very heavily fortified, but it became out of date pretty quick and just left. I find new things every time i go over there.
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darbycrashin
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<Reply # 13 on 7/3/2006 3:04 AM >
| | | | I think people lived there till about the 60s or 70s.
Think it went like Natives then military, then people and military and then just people.
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CowboyPenner
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<Reply # 14 on 7/3/2006 3:07 AM >
| | | | Posted by N250cc
Mcnabs Island was populated, but then when the war came along the inhabitants were kinda kicked out i guess, it was used primarily by the British. It was very heavily fortified, but it became out of date pretty quick and just left. I find new things every time i go over there.
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I'm a couple thousand km's away but it sounds like the kind of place I'd like to visit.
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CowboyPenner
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<Reply # 15 on 7/3/2006 3:18 AM >
| | | | This is what I found on the Friends of McNabs Island website:
A 5000 year-old shell midden (refuse heap) is evidence of pre-European contact Mi’kmaq use of McNabs Island.
In the 1690s, the French used the island as a fishing centre and planned to build a fortress similar to “Louisbourg” on McNabs. In 1713, mainland Nova Scotia was ceded to the British, and the French built Fortress Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island.
When Edward Cornwallis established a British settlement in Halifax in 1749, he granted most of McNabs Island to his nephews. Then in 1782, Peter McNab purchased the island for £1000 from the Cornwallis family. Under the McNab family, the island was cleared and tenant farms were established. The McNabs remained a presence on the island for over 150 years.
Beginning in the 1860s, the British Admiralty bought large parcels of land from the McNab family and established Ives Point Battery, Fort McNab and Hugonin Battery to better defend Halifax. Most of the northern end of the island remained in private hands. Since the early days of Halifax, McNabs Island has been a popular recreational destination. During the 19th century, thousands would leave the city to attend picnics and socials at the island’s picnic grounds. This trend continued until the 1920s when Bill Lynch, who had bought one of the island’s fair grounds, took the fair off the island and created the Bill Lynch Shows.
During WWI and WWII, the island was largely under military control. The island played a key role in controlling access to Halifax Harbour. Searchlights on McNabs Island patrolled the Harbour and submarine nets were laid between the island and mainland.
In the 1960s, the military transferred most of their holdings on McNabs to Parks Canada for use as parkland. Then in 1983, the Province assumed responsibility for assembling a park on the Halifax Harbour islands. In 2000, Parks Canada transferred all but Fort McNab National Historic Site of Canada to the Province for park purposes. Today, less than 1% of McNabs Island is privately owned.
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CowboyPenner
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<Reply # 16 on 7/3/2006 3:21 AM >
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Features of Interest (roughly north to south)
Ives Point was once the gateway to McNabs Island and served as an anchor point for a WWI submarine net. It offers panoramic views of Halifax Harbour.
Construction at Fort Ives began in 1864. The fortification was updated in the 1890s and again during WW I. The fort features two rifled muzzleloading guns in their original casements.
Indian Point, near Ives Cove, takes its name from the Mi’kmaq people, who were forced to relocate to McNabs Island in 1760 by British settlers.
Woolnough's Pleasure Grounds opened in 1873 with two large pavilions for dancing and dining. Thousands were entertained on these grounds, including the Governor-General of Canada. Today nothing remains of this once popular site.
The Conrad House was built as a summer home by A.J. Davis, who operated a soda pop factory on the island. The home was the residence of Gladys Conrad, sister to Bill Lynch, and the last full-time resident on the island.
The Matthew Lynch house was the childhood home of Bill Lynch, the midway king, who got his start in the fair ground business on the island.
Findlay’s Picnic Grounds was a popular recreational grounds in the early 20th century. Today nothing remains of the site.
Hugonin Battery was constructed in 1899-1900. It was used until 1993 by the Department of National Defence as an acoustic monitoring station. The site is off-limits to visitors.
A.J. Davis Soda Pop Factory operated before and during Prohibition, producing soda pop as well as a special concoction called ‘Pure McNab’.
The Teahouse was built in the 1980s by John and Glenna Jenkins, and is now closed. The Teahouse was built on the site of the former Hugonin-Perrin Estate, and features many introduced plants and trees.
In 1752, Captain Joshua Mauger, a merchant, distiller, and ship’s provisioner, acquired five acres on Maugers Beach for drying and processing fish.
Maugers Beach Lighthouse was built during WWII on the site of Sherbrooke Tower, a military“Martello” Tower completed in 1828 and later adapted as a lighthouse. In 1852 Dr. Abraham Gesner used his new kerosene fuel to operate the lighthouse for a trial period.
Around 1800, the British Admiralty used Hangman's Beach to hang deserters. The bodies were left hanging there as a warning to sailors considering deserting.
Strawberry Battery, near the site of the McNab homestead, was built in 1939. The battery guarded the submarine net between the lighthouse and York Redoubt during WWII. Today the site is overgrown and holds many hazards for visitors.
McNabs Pond, once a cove open to the ocean, is now fresh water and a stopover for migrating birds. It is one of the island’s best birding areas.
Back Cove (or Wreck Cove) opposite Lawlor Island, became the final resting place for several scuttled ships. The cove is a favourite picnic and recreation area for boaters.
The McNabs Family home was built at the sheltered south-end of McNabs Pond, which was once open to the ocean. Today, nothing visible remains of the homestead.
Construction of Fort McNab National Historic Site began in 1889. It was the first fortification in Halifax to use breech-loading guns, making it the most powerful fort to guard Halifax. It served as an examination battery during WWI and WWII and was distinguished as the only fort in Halifax to fire “shots in anger” when a local boat tried to skip inspection.
The fenced McNabs Cemetery is the McNab family graveyard. Fort McNab was built around the graveyard, making it “the world's best guarded graveyard”, according to Thomas Raddall in his book, Halifax: Warden of the North.
The overgrown Rifle Range was once used by the military stationed on the island. It poses hazards for visitors.
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N250cc
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Halifax, NS
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| | | Re: Mcnabs Island
<Reply # 17 on 7/3/2006 3:22 AM >
| | | | Thats about the size of it,dunno if you already found it but here is a really good site on the island http://www.mcnabsisland.ca/ enjoy
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CowboyPenner
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<Reply # 18 on 7/3/2006 3:33 AM >
| | | | That's where this info came from.
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fedge
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| | | Re: Mcnabs Island
<Reply # 19 on 7/6/2006 7:12 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the pics, N250cc. It looks like an island that time forgot!
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