In 1916 the Prince Edward Island government built a dredge to dig mussel mud from St. Peter’s Bay. It also built a large wharf out into the bay to accept railway cars and by incorporating railroad haulage into the grand… Read More ›
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Mussel Mud on the Railway
I’m reading “Gone to the Bay” by Juanita Rossiter. The book is a well written and fascinating history of the St Peters Bay area and I’d recommend it. Starting on page 95 the book starts to get into some interesting… Read More ›
Harvesting Mussel Mud in PEI
Okay, so I never expected I’d get as interested in this industry as I think I am getting but here I go again. All of this started with a photograph of a narrow gauge train on a wharf in Midgell,… Read More ›
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