This weekend we had to visit Pictou County. Two of our grandchildren, Quinn and Isla, had come down from Iqaluit to attend Big Cove YMCA Camp.
We met them in New Glasgow. This is a family tradition. All three of our children had attended this Summer camp during their teenage years. First as attendees, later as camp counselors. After the send-off on Sunday (20th), we will pick them up on the 31st. At the end of the Summer, their family will be moving to Whitehorse, Yukon.
Today (21st), we went down ‘memory lane’. In a heavy rainstorm, we visited Melmerby Beach.
Later, we had to find a laundromat. We were successful in Pictou. A remarkable facility, just off the main street. While we had to wait for the wash, we decided to check out the art gallery at the deCoste Performing Arts Centre (see post Pictou Visit and A Tale of Two Geographies).
Sandy, Heather’s sister, had submitted a painting, “Colour is Everywhere”. We found the painting. The gallery maintains an excellent selection of works by local artists. Today, there were also displays by students from NSCAD in Halifax.
We look forward to returning to the county at the end of the month. To help the grandchildren continue their transition from the Eastern Arctic to the Western Arctic. We will have an excuse to visit the Yukon in the months ahead.
Acknowledgements.
Granny, Heather, joined me, driving the backroads of Pictou County. Refreshing old memories, and making new ones. Edward made his excellent contribution
References
Big Cove YMCA Camp, “Canada’s oldest overnight camp and more than 130 years of tradition and growth.”. It is just off Exit 27 on Highway #104.
Pictou Laundry Ltd, 2 Water Street, Pictou.
deCoste Performing Arts Centre and Culture Hub, 99 Water Street, Pictou. Creative Pictou County is hosting three exhibitions: Rising Tide, Chroma and Road Taken.
Ernest Blair Experiment 