Peggy's Cove, NS

 

 Known as the idyllic fishing village, Peggy's Cove is one of most popular stops in Atlantic Canada.  Set on rocky shores, the lighthouse and village at Peggy's Cove are a photographer's paradise on the Nova Scotia coast, 43 kms southwest of Halifax.  Despite its popularity this tiny fishing village has been able keep the same quaint and relaxed atmosphere that has made it famous.  Peggy's Cove is truly one of Canada's gem.

 

Peggy's Cove is 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 Peggy's Point, immediately to the east of the cove. The village marks the eastern point of St. Margaret's Bay.

 

 

The village is likely named after Saint Margaret's Bay (Peggy being the nickname for Margaret), which Samuel de Champlain named after his mother Marguerite. There has been much folklore created to explain the name. One story suggests the village may have been named after the wife of an early settler. The popular legend claims that the name came from the sole survivor of a shipwreck at Halibut Rock near the cove. Artist and resident William deGarthe said she was a young woman while others claim she was a little girl too young to remember her name and the family who adopted her called her Peggy. The young shipwreck survivor married a resident of the cove in 1800 and became known as "Peggy of the Cove" attracting visitors from around the bay who eventually named the village, Peggy's Cove, after her nickname.

 



 

When we were driving we noticed this beautifully painted Muriel on this house and decided to take a picture of it and discovered it was a museum. We were curious to see the inside and we were pleasantly surprised to find 

Ivan Fraser... artist, photographer, author and storyteller who was born and raised in Nova Scotia.

His latest endeavor is bringing Peggy's Cove Legend to reality through song, books, dolls, museum and storytelling. His popular Childhood Home Museum and exuberant storytelling is capturing hearts... hungry for details of the mysterious and charming Peggy. A mix of facts, blended with colorful tales and characters, take you back to the days of Peggy of the Cove.