Cape Breton - Images from 'Island'
Transcript of Cape Breton - Images from 'Island'
The bridge that connects Cape Breton to Nova Scotia
“…young men, perished in accidental ways…One…in a
storm at sea when the vessel sank while plying its
way across the straits to Newfoundland…”
Winter: Cape Breton
Iced in ferry off the coast of Cape Breton
“…A third frozen upon the lunar ice
fields of early March when the sealing ship
became separated from its men in a
sudden obliterating storm…”
Cape Breton forest
Cape Breton old growth forest
Cape Breton coast
Cape Breton cliff top road
“Three years ago a lovers’
quarrel resulted in a car being stolen from the village below
and then pushed over the towering cliff…”
Cape Breton coal mine
“Few of us have all our fingers and some have either lost
eyes or ears from falling
tools or discharged
blasting caps…”
Cape Breton fishing village
“I learned first about our house, which was one of
about fifty that marched around the horseshoe of our harbour and the wharf was its
heart…”
Cape Breton lobster fishing boat