Peggy of the Cove

     On the way to Peggy's Cove, I saw a brightly painted house and decided that on the way back we would have to stop and check it out. I am so glad that we did. Ilse and I had a great time at the Peggy of the Cove Museum. The museum is located in the childhood home of author Ivan Fraser, who has penned three books on Peggy of the Cove. Using the legend of Peggy and tales of other characters in the area, he has blended Peggy, his friends and neighbours into the story of Peggy of the Cove. The house is colourfully painted with the Peggy's Cove lighthouse, the sea and other scenes including Peggy herself. We were looking at the things out on the lawn when the house door opened and Ivan came out to greet us with a sou'wester hat on. Ivan has a big personality and gave us a personal tour of the museum.

This is what you see from the road when you get to
the Peggy of the Cove Museum

     Ivan tells us what inspired him to write the stories. In the books, he includes his grandmother who lived in the house, now the museum. In the story, Peggy visits the Fraser's house in Glen Margaret many times. Ivan takes us on a tour of the house as it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Ivan also has a small art gallery in the kitchen where he displays his art work.

      

A & P perched on top of the lighthouse in front of the house

A closer view of the painted house with other fishing paraphernalia

Another view of the house. Note an out building at the back
which illustrates Peggy

Peggy is illustrated on the exterior of an out building

Ivan comes out to greet us

A & P sitting in a net beside a Sou'wester fisherman's hat

A bedroom in the Fraser homestead

The kitchen  which also doubles as the art gallery.

      Part of the Museum is dedicated to the art of "dollaneer" April Fraser, Ivan's wife. She sculpts original dolls which are on show. They are beautifully done.

This is a doll of Ivan. Sou'wester on head
and anchor in hand.

Here, April Fraser has made Peggy and Hector, the sea gull in this village scene

     In the front yard, we find an old anchor and we had so much fun with it. First, I try to lift it up and after a struggle I get it above my head. Ilse gave it a try and she also got it above her head. Amazing, right? Well the anchor was made of pool noodles and paint to look like and an old anchor.

We found the old anchor

Trying to get the anchor over my head

I got it!

Ilse did it too! She makes it look so easy

The large lobster trap that you can play in

     We enjoyed our time with Ivan and his stories about Peggy of the Cove. Of course, while we were there we did buy the 3-book series of the Peggy of the Cove book.  Ivan has the next book in the works -- he says that in this book there will be romance.

     I have read the ones I purchased and I enjoyed them immensely. They show what life was like in maritime fishing villages and a courageous girl that was rescued from the sea.

     This was a good lesson for us to not only visit the main attractions in the area but others as well.