Pollett's Cove
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Pollett's Cove is a wilderness estuary
on the northwest coast of Cape Breton Island
, Nova Scotia
. It is accessible only by boat or on foot via an arduous 10 km hike along the coastline from Pleasant Bay, heading north (3.5 to 5 hours hiking), or an even longer, more difficult trek from Meat Cove, heading south (2 to 4 days).
The cove features a 1000-metre, sandy beach at the base of a spectacular valley formed by the confluence of Pollett's Cove Brook and another smaller stream. After joining about 1,000 metres above the beach, the streams flow down through a grassy meadow to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Pollett's Cove was inhabited until the 1940s, and had its own post office. Durning the war Pollett's Cove was connected by a telegraph wire to the rest of Nova Scotia, so that the residents would be able to warn people about German U-boats entering the Gulf of St.Lawrence.
The cove is surrounded by the Cape Breton Highlands
. The surrounding land is owned by the province, and has protected wilderness status. However, several hundred acres alongside the beach are privately held.
In August, 2007, the owners of the main parcel of private land put it up for sale, after failing to conclude negotiations for its purchase by the province. A citizen's group, Friends of Pollett's Cove, was created in September, 2007, with the goal of non-destructively preserving public access to the cove. A Facebook
group has also been created with the intention of bridging the gap between the users of Facebook and the Friends of Pollett's Cove.
Pollett's Cove is now privately owned by a citizen of nearby Red River.
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
on the northwest coast of Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. It is accessible only by boat or on foot via an arduous 10 km hike along the coastline from Pleasant Bay, heading north (3.5 to 5 hours hiking), or an even longer, more difficult trek from Meat Cove, heading south (2 to 4 days).
The cove features a 1000-metre, sandy beach at the base of a spectacular valley formed by the confluence of Pollett's Cove Brook and another smaller stream. After joining about 1,000 metres above the beach, the streams flow down through a grassy meadow to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Pollett's Cove was inhabited until the 1940s, and had its own post office. Durning the war Pollett's Cove was connected by a telegraph wire to the rest of Nova Scotia, so that the residents would be able to warn people about German U-boats entering the Gulf of St.Lawrence.
The cove is surrounded by the Cape Breton Highlands
Cape Breton Highlands
The Cape Breton Highlands, commonly called the Highlands, refer to a highland or mountainous plateau of ancient rock across the northern part of Cape Breton Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia....
. The surrounding land is owned by the province, and has protected wilderness status. However, several hundred acres alongside the beach are privately held.
In August, 2007, the owners of the main parcel of private land put it up for sale, after failing to conclude negotiations for its purchase by the province. A citizen's group, Friends of Pollett's Cove, was created in September, 2007, with the goal of non-destructively preserving public access to the cove. A Facebook
Facebook
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group has also been created with the intention of bridging the gap between the users of Facebook and the Friends of Pollett's Cove.
Pollett's Cove is now privately owned by a citizen of nearby Red River.