A Touch of Glass in the "Margarees"

These are few examples of Margaree Glass Art . 

 Coady Tompkins Library and Polycarpe Glass Art

 Imagine what you can do with an old window frame , and this is the guy who can do it!!!

 Sunset and Seagulls

At the intersection of the Cabot trail and Route 19, you will find the village of Margaree Forks . This is also  the point where the Margaree and South West Margaree rivers connect . 

And there you will find A TOUCH of GLASS !!   

Well, it's a very unique glass art gallery . 

The "Artist" and Creative Craftsperson is Polycrarpe Leblanc , well know locally as "Poly" or "Paulie".

This shows some of his recent creations. He has  small items you could buy as a  display in your kitchen window and large items like these . He has created many custom items , even full windows in glass art for a new church window or restoring an old glass church window.  

 The most unique feature is the colours of the  lead he uses . Just like the "old days" .

Many who travel the Cabot Trail miss these  hidden gems that are found on the roads throughout the Margaree River Valley. 

Besides this lovely glass art , there are locally created wood products, woollen products, quilts , folk art woods , and pottery in various locations within the Margaree area and side roads. 

A taste of Winter

When we travel along this western coast of Cape Breton, we are always watching the water , which to many of us is "the ocean" or "the sea" . In fact , it is really called the "gulf", meaning the Gulf of  St.lawrence .

If a tourist or visitor asks about the weather along the coast , we talk about our high winds and our winters. When  we tell people that the ocean is full of ice , they'll look at us in disbelief.

In these photos , you will see the ice at various coastal locations from Whale Cove on Route 19 to Cape Lemoine on the Cabot Trail  in late February 2013.

View Of Margaree Island 

Looking North  along Cap Lemoine 

Looking South to Margaree Harbour from Cap Lemoine 

The photos do not really do  justice to the actual  experience of actually seeing all this ice , and hearing the sounds of ice in motion as it does move when the tides change , or a wind is pushing it ashore .


Now another dimension of  life along the ocean is that  when  you face West as we on this coast ,   you get to enjoy all those sunsets and the way the colours of the sunset change the landscape .

Sun setting "on the ice"

Looking North from Whale Cove 

A longer view from Whale Cove 

Looking Back to that same house from Belle Cote 

And the sun has set