Shoe Cove

Our first stop of the day was Shoe Cove, which is just a few minutes from La Scie.  We were fortunate to have a fairly good paved road all the way down to the community.  (As you'll read later, that isn't always the case in this area.  There are some long dirt roads to some of the communities.)  Shoe Cove is a charming small village built around a large pond in the middle of the town. 

Shoe Cove sign

Entering Shoe Cove

Houses around pond

Large pond at centre of community

Near the road leading to the ocean you’ll find an old community bread oven.  Next to the oven is a plaque which tells an interesting tale about "Jack the Lantern," a mysterious guiding light that appeared in the harbour on a number of occasions, and another special lantern that burned just long enough to bring a casket home from another community on a stormy night only to extinguish itself just as they arrived at the church.

At the end of the town is a small wharf with a large shed.  Perched on the cliffs next to the boat launch are some old fishing sheds, which clearly haven’t been used in many years, but still resolutely stand on narrow stilts, nestled into the rock face. 

Boats on wharf

This old fishing shed could tell some tales

Fishing, then and now

Looking back from the wharf at the other old shed

Ready for the catch

There's a lot of history here

Another visitor we ran into mentioned picking up a lunch at a local restaurant and bringing it down to this wharf to eat by the water, and we thought that was a lovely idea.  It's definitely a nice place to spend some time and reflect on the history evident here and the quiet beauty of a modern outport life.

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