Spry_Bay,_Nova_Scotia

Spry Bay, Nova Scotia

Spry Bay, Nova Scotia

Place in Nova Scotia, Canada

Spry Bay is a rural community on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada, in the Halifax Regional Municipality. The community is situated along the Marine Drive on Trunk 7 about 12 km (7.5 mi) southwest of Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia.[4] The community extends around the shores of Tomlee Bay, an inlet of Spry Bay, itself an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean.[5][6] The mi'kmaq name for the area was Sebimkouaak, which translates to "extensive bog".[2] Dutch families settled across the bay in 1818, and their settlement was named Dutch Town.[2] The community is the home of the Spry Bay Campground and Cabins,[7] as well as Taylor Head Provincial Park.[8] The park contains sand beaches, 22 km (14 mi) of hiking trails and user facilities.

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  1. [1]
    "Current Polling District Boundaries". Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  2. [2]
    Scott 2011, p. 245.
  3. [3]
    "Spry Bay". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Tomlee Bay". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Spry Bay". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Spry Bay Campground & Cabins". Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Taylor Head Provincial Park" (PDF). Nova Scotia Provincial Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-10. Retrieved 5 December 2016.

Bibliography

Scott, David (2011). Nova Scotia Place Names. DESPUB. ISBN 978-0-9865370-1-1.
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