Some of the towns along the Lighthouse Route had what seemed to me to be pretty odd signs. Port Mouton was the one my camera managed to catch. According to several sources, the town was named by explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. When he arrived in the area, a sheep fell overboard and drowned; hence the name. Odd.
So near and yet so far away
An exploration of western Nova Scotia
An exploration of western Nova Scotia
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Photos: Visible water, and then...
Some of the towns along the Lighthouse Route had what seemed to me to be pretty odd signs. Port Mouton was the one my camera managed to catch. According to several sources, the town was named by explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1604. When he arrived in the area, a sheep fell overboard and drowned; hence the name. Odd.