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Urbandweller
Location: Halifax, NS Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
| | | | | Re: Halifax Defence Complex < Reply # 40 on 3/27/2007 5:20 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by tribeachpunk
We considered camping in an open air room and obviously not in heavy, stagnant, moldy conditions. Like I said, our concern was with shelter from the wind which an open air building or room would provide, as would the cannon mounts, based on what I'm told. The thought at the time was that we'd be going over the next couple weeks, meaning we'd need as much protection from the elements as possible because it really isn't warm enough yet. The smart thing to do would be to wait for summer but that may not be an option for my group since I think we might be parting ways sooner than later. The campsite was described to me as being out of the way. If it actually isn't that far out of the way and it's protected from the wind, etc., we'll most likely stay there. Is anyone up on what happened to the kid who died out there? One of my friends went out there not long after his death. On the ride out, Red Beard mentioned something about a creepy dude, a pedophile type guy, who lurks out there. He was lurking the night that the kid died out there. Apparently, this creeper sleeps in the hull of a wrecked boat? Is there any truth to any of this?
| Its not to hard to get to the Island so it could be anyone there. Definitely go with a group.
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| hfx_chris
Location: Dartmouth, NS Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
| | | Re: Halifax Defence Complex < Reply # 44 on 3/30/2007 12:57 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | It's a huge island, if you want to see it all. Everything's spread out, so there's a lot of walking. The main road that runs north-south is Garrison Road, it runs along the western shore. Fort Ives on the north end is right off of the road, Fort McNab is a 2 minute walk off of the main road down another road, if that. The tea house, which is the designated camping site, is a five minute walk off of Garrison Road. The only hard part about that, is it's up hill, but that's fine. It's situated almost half way between Fort Ives and Fort McNab, so you're pretty much right in the middle of everything you would want to see on the island. Spend one day exploring everything to the north, including Fort McNab & Hugonin Battery, as well as some other neat ruins of buildings or houses, and the two neat old houses in the middle of the fields. If you're into hiking, there's a lot of trails around the island too. Spend the other day exploring everything to the south (there's more interesting stuff south), Fort McNab, Strawberry Battery, the rifle range, the search light emplacement, etc. Jeez, I gotta get back to the island sometime.
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| hfx_chris
Location: Dartmouth, NS Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes
| | | Re: Halifax Defence Complex < Reply # 50 on 4/24/2007 2:24 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Actually, I think Connaught Battery is farther north than that, closer to the northern end of Ferguson's Cove Road. I think this is it here: http://local.googl...&z=17&ll=44.605227,-63.56108&spn=0.005821,0.013561&t=h&om=1 Edit: Darned Google and their darned URLs. You'll have to cut and paste it, instead of clicking on it.
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| nootz
Location: Lake Echo, NS Gender: Male Total Likes: 17 likes
Many will always go where only one is needed
| | | | Re: Halifax Defence Complex < Reply # 53 on 4/25/2007 3:20 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Posted by hfx_chris I was down Fergusons Cove Road once vising somebody, and I remember seeing the entrance to this mystery battery, and as I recall it was fenced off. I don't remember if there were any signs, however, identifying what it is.
| Ok, I was down there this past weekend, and when I finished up at YR, I took a drive down the road, and parked my car in that little service area, then walked up the service road. The whole area isn't fenced off, it's just that one modern looking building. Past that were some 64-pounder emplacements, but like you said Chris, there were no signs indicating what it is. My guess is that it is Connaught. BTW tribeach: Those three "gun housings" were for watch lights. I recall reading the description board at York Shore Battery, and it said they were there to watch for U-boats coming into the harbour.
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