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West Point Lighthouse, Cedar Dunes Provincial Park, PEI, which was developed as an inn, restaurant and museum. Photo by John Sylvester.
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Mushroom Culture
Healthy, hearty button mushrooms offer flavour and versatility all year round. Great things come from simple beginnings, and that’s true of the humble mushroom. Studies show that portabella, crimini and button mushrooms are as high in antioxidants as many of the brightly coloured vegetables, like carrots, green beans, red peppers and...
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A Shrub for Every Ga…
Trees may be fabulous but shrubs are addictive╤you can’t have just one or two. The first gardening piece I wrote for Saltscapes was nearly a decade ago; it was about the remarkable Nova Scotia plantsman, Captain Richard Steele, and his wonderful rhododendrons and azaleas. I was fortunate to become good friends...
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Rascally Raccoons
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, raccoons are wily, adaptable critters—but they don’t make good pets. Her hind legs broken, the adult raccoon at the side of the highway had no inclination to be placed in a cardboard box for a trip to the vet, but after some difficulty, I did it....
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Standing Tall
How Gordon Pictou found his place in the world. There’s something captivating about a person with passion. Occasionally you meet someone for the first time, engage in polite conversation then are suddenly transported to a new world because of the fire in a stranger’s soul. Some things naturally lend themselves to...
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Parallel Lives
How a search for family led to a wedding in Lunenburg, NS—repeating history. Standing just inside St. John’s Anglican Church, Gail Hewitt started to cry. “I was overwhelmed. This is where my relatives had been married, baptized and buried. They came with so little. This moment was very special to me.”
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