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When the bishop came to the communities, arches were created throughout the community. Evergreen boughs were used to create these arches and young people and others gathered around […]
[One year] I got a pair of skates. Now right after school opened in December, I never got the chance as we never had hardly any ice that […]
This picture is from a pancake day race in Parker’s Cove . The event is celebrated with a pancake breakfast and fortune telling pancakes. Traditionally, the pancakes were […]
Many wedding suppers were held in the home of the bride or the groom. This photo shows the cutting of the wedding cake at Alice and Gordon Drake’s […]
The play West Moon, by Al Pittman, tells the story of how the souls of the dead rise in a resettled community on All Souls’ Night. They look […]
This funny video accompanies the Gravel Pits song and shows an exaggerated version of the weekend activities involved in gravel pit camping. The places chosen were almost always […]
This photo shows the breakwater in the community of Parker’s Cove on a stormy day.
The fishing boat shown in this picture was often used to carry passengers from Paradise Sound to other communities in the bay. Here the longliner, owned by Charlie […]