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Peggy's Cove

178 Peggys Point Rd, Nova Scotia B3Z 3R7 Canada

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“famous for the lighthouse!”

Peggys Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality, which is famous for the Peggys Point Lighthouse (established 1868). Peggys Cove is 43 kilometres( 26 miles ) southwest of downtown Halifax and comprises one of the numerous small fishing communities located around the perimeter of the Chebucto Peninsula. The community is named after the cove of the same name, a name also shared with Peggys Point, immediately to the east of the cove. The village marks the eastern point of St. Margaret's Bay. From its inception, the community's economy revolved around the fishery. However, tourism began to overtake fishing in economic importance following the Second World War. Today, Peggys Cove is primarily a tourist attraction, although its inhabitants still fish for lobster, and the community maintains a rustic undeveloped appearance. The regional municipality and the provincial government have strict land-use regulations in the vicinity of Peggys Cove, with most property development being prohibited. Similarly there are restrictions on who can live in the community to prevent inflation of property values for year-round residents. The historic Carpenter Gothic style St. John's Anglican Church, the only church in Peggys Cove, is a municipally designated heritage site. The first public art gallery, tea-room, and gift shop was opened in a shack in Peggy's Cove in 1937.

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bkship

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September 16, 2014
Rated 5.0

wow unbelievable....Awesome!!! Great views, powerful waves...if you are able to be channeled, careful....I had a spirit enter me....drained my energy, was laid up for the following day...

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Peggy's Cove

178 Peggys Point Rd
Nova Scotia
B3Z 3R7 Canada
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