SAMBRO
ISLAND TRIPS
Sonsored by NSLPS and
The Mainland South Heritage Society
Boat Ride and Guided Tours of
Sambro Island
(**Note: The interior of the Sambro Lighthouse will not be
open to the public.)
Saturday, August
16, 2008
Starting at 10:00 AM
Boats depart on the hour and
half-hour from the Government
Wharf at Sambro Village
Big boat leaves on the hour and a smaller boat on the half-hour
Last Boat
out to the Island: 2:30 PM
Last boat returns fromt the Island at 3:00 PM arriving in Sambro
Village at 4:00 PM
Space on the boat is limited and is available on a first come,
first served basis
Cost: $10.00. Buy tickets on the wharf.
Children
must be 8 years or over, accompanied
by an adult, and wear a life jacket.
***
Bring plenty of drinking water, a
jacket, and wear sturdy footwear.
*** Be prepared to climb up rocks and
walk on rough paths.
*** Note that there are no
facilities
on the island.
For further details of the weekend of "Sambro 250" celebrations in the village of Sambro, Friday, August 15 - Sunday
August 17, click here.
Fundy Shore Trip
There will also be a guided road trip of the Fundy Shore led by
lighthouse historian and NSLPS Vice-President Chris Mills. Details
coming soon!
About Trips and
Programmes
During the winter months NSLPS presents public programmes at
the Maritime Museum of the
Atlantic, in Halifax, for our members and others who are interested.
These have ranged from
lightkeepers telling their stories, to historians giving the results of
research, to displays and
lighting of antique lighthouse apparatus. We look for subjects people
who like lighthouses
would find interesting. If you have an idea for a programme, and
someone who could do it, get in
touch with the society by
e-mail!
In the past, during the summer, we have hosted guided trips to
light stations. Unfortunately, due to the concern of the
Department of Fisheries and Oceans regarding environmental
contamination in lighthouse
buildings, we are no longer able to take trip participants inside
buildings which are owned by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. In
addition, we must use boats licensed to carry passengers for our
on-the-water trips. This also limits the places we can visit because
operators are finding the cost of insurance prohibitive and are giving
up their licenses. We have replaced the offshore trips by land trips.
Due to lack of a person to organize these trips, trips have been
suspended for this summer.
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