Cape d’Or

Cape d’Or and its lighthouse watch over the ‘Dory Rips’– powerful tidal currents. They also stand on towering basalt cliffs in which historic native copper mines can still be seen. Known to the Mi’kmaq for millenia, the copper deposits were ‘rediscovered’ by Samuel de Champlain in the early 1600s, and mined in a ‘boom’ period from 1900-1907.

Geological Formation: North Mountain Formation
Age: Late Triassic-Early Jurassic (circa 200 million years)
Directions: Take Highway 209 east of Advocate to Back Street. In about 0.5 km, turn onto Cape D’Or Road and go south 5.6 km to Cape d’Or lighthouse. Park at top where there is a viewing platform. If you choose, follow the steeply descending track to the lighthouse but stay back from the cliff edge at the bottom.
GPS Coordinates: 45.290726, -64.774116
Tide Times: http://www.tides.gc.ca/eng/station?sid=236


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Safe travels to Mi'kmaw quillworkers and #mikmaweydebert staff headed off to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian this week.This week a group of Mi'kmaw quillworkers and #mikmaweydebert staff headed off to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian. They will be developing treatment plans to stabilize the quill and birchbark objects for the travel home to Mi'kma'ki in a few years. This is the first of two trips to DC this year for the quillworkers. Groups of beaders and basketmakers are following later this spring as part of the project. We hear it has been a great week and are looking forward to hearing the details! Wela'liek to the Department of Canadian Heritage, #Scotiabank, Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, and the Primates World Relief and Development Fund (#pwrdf) for their support of the project. (Pictured L to R): Summer Paul, Alexandria Francis, and Crystal Gloade📷: Sharon Farrell#buildmikmaweydebert #buildthevision #nmai #mikmaw #mikmaq #bringingourcollectionshome ... See MoreSee Less
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