Glen Haven, Nova Scotia
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Glen Haven is a small coastal community within the Halifax Regional Municipality of Nova Scotia
, Canada
, about 40 km from Halifax
city centre. It is situated on the shore of the St. Margarets Bay
immediately adjacent to Lower Tantallon and French Village
along Route 333
, also known as Peggy's Cove Road.
It was once a part of French Village and was settled around 1785 by a number of Foreign Protestants from Lunenburg County
. Around 1900, Gordon Hubley organized a petition to create a separate community with a new name - and its own post office. Glen Haven was chosen to reflect the natural beauty of the area. Family names of settlers including Boutilier, Hubley and Dauphinee can still be found in the bay area.
Within the community is a peninsula
that stretches into the bay called Indian Point. At the tip are two small islands: Big Indian Island and Little Indian Island. All three are so named because of arrowheads that have been found there in the past, suggesting that this was once a Mi'kmaq summer camping ground. Big Indian island is also popularly referred to as Micou's Island
. It is a tidal island
accessible by a sandbar at low tide
which has become a popular beach during summer months.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, about 40 km from Halifax
City of Halifax
Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...
city centre. It is situated on the shore of the St. Margarets Bay
St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia
St. Margarets Bay is a Canadian bay located on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia on the border of the Halifax Regional Municipality and Lunenburg County .-Description:...
immediately adjacent to Lower Tantallon and French Village
French Village, Nova Scotia
French Village is a community of the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia on Chebucto Peninsula. French village initially included present day villages of Tantallon, Glen Haven and French Village...
along Route 333
Nova Scotia Route 333
Route 333 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality, connecting Upper Tantallon at Trunk 3 with Beechville at Trunk 3.From Shad Bay to Beechville it is named the "Prospect Road"...
, also known as Peggy's Cove Road.
It was once a part of French Village and was settled around 1785 by a number of Foreign Protestants from Lunenburg County
Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Lunenburg County is a county located on the South Shore of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, It ranges from Hubbards to the east and Vogler's Cove to the west.-History:...
. Around 1900, Gordon Hubley organized a petition to create a separate community with a new name - and its own post office. Glen Haven was chosen to reflect the natural beauty of the area. Family names of settlers including Boutilier, Hubley and Dauphinee can still be found in the bay area.
Within the community is a peninsula
Peninsula
A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered by water on three sides but connected to mainland. In many Germanic and Celtic languages and also in Baltic, Slavic and Hungarian, peninsulas are called "half-islands"....
that stretches into the bay called Indian Point. At the tip are two small islands: Big Indian Island and Little Indian Island. All three are so named because of arrowheads that have been found there in the past, suggesting that this was once a Mi'kmaq summer camping ground. Big Indian island is also popularly referred to as Micou's Island
Micou's Island, Nova Scotia
Micou's Island is a tidal island located in the Glen Haven community near the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. The island is accessible by a sandbar at low tide and has become a popular beach during summer months....
. It is a tidal island
Tidal island
A tidal island is a piece of land that is connected to the mainland by a natural or man-made causeway that is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. Because of the mystique surrounding tidal islands many of them have been sites of religious worship, such as Mont Saint Michel with its...
accessible by a sandbar at low tide
Tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the moon and the sun and the rotation of the Earth....
which has become a popular beach during summer months.