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Time for a little vacation.
9 October 2024 | by 
The Grand Manan ferry coming in to dock
Before the winter hits we thought it would be a great idea to head off to Grand Manan Island for some rest and relaxation. The island of Grand Manan is located right in the middle of the Bay of Fundy and at this time of year, the island is starting to slow down. The population goes from 5600 to about 2600 winter residents. The Island belongs to the province of New Brunswick but seems on a map a lot closer to the state of Maine. During the summer 2 ferries operate between Grand Manan and drop to one ferry from late fall to spring. The island has one main road from north to south and a max speed of 80km. I sold my Elecraft KX3 (bad move on my part) or I would have something set up here for radio operations during the vacation.
The island has a few beaches that are great for sea glass which my wife Julie loves to hunt for and we spend about 2 hours each doing while the tide is still out. There is one grocery store, a small hospital, one gas station, a volunteer fire dept, a small police detachment and tones of fishing boats as this is the main industry for the island.
Our view from the cottage with the tide out.
The cottage is in a cove off the Bay of Fundy and surrounded by fishing boat docks. The only ocean wild life up to this point was a seal just off our shore. Here are a few pics.
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| Our neighbor again with the tide out. |
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Looks good and I have fond memories of visiting New Brunswick, Mike. Watching the tide boil in at St. John was fascinating. Does anybody ever operate from disputed Machias Seal Island? It would be fun to see if a VE9 or W1 call could be used there.
Good morning Richard very nice to hear from you. I don’t know if anyone has operated from Machias or not. I do know they monitor the Migartory birds there so it may be hard to set up the needed permissions.
73,
Mike
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