The picnicker’s paradise known as Spectacle Island is currently for sale, and the site’s private owners wouldn’t mind seeing it transferred into public hands. The small island in Purcells Cove, within eyeshot from Point Pleasant Park, has been owned by Barry Mosher and his family for the last decade. But the investment advisor is looking […]
Islands
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A pick up artist bought some of Nova Scotia
Imagine my surprise as I’m browsing Gawker at work (um that’s allowed because I need to know about pop culture for my job and I’ve filed everything for this week and you’re not my mom OK?) and I see that a former (?) pick up artist named Tynan bought an island off the coast of […]
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How to explore McNabs Island
The waves are smashing against our tiny boat, soaking us with water of questionable cleanliness. McNabs Island appears like a faint glimmer of hope in the distance. Suddenly, a massive cargo ship emerges through the mid-afternoon mist, heading straight toward my friend Walter and I. We paddle desperately against the current, but the ship pulls […]