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WELCOME TO ATLANTIC ALIVE – FOLLOWING STORIES FROM CAPE COD TO LABRADOR

Trade From Cape Cod to Labrador has existed for thousands of years and European settlers thrived on these traditional trade routes and the movement of goods back and forth … legal and otherwise. Atlantic Alive has been created to continue these historic … Continue reading WELCOME TO ATLANTIC ALIVE – FOLLOWING STORIES FROM CAPE COD TO LABRADOR

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ART & MORE – Download and print your own at our Payhip site.

We have been uploading our ARTWORK and E-BOOKS to PayHip.com … a great site where you can download and print images for yourself. These products are for your publications and personal or classroom use only and may not be reproduced … Continue reading ART & MORE – Download and print your own at our Payhip site.

ARTHROPODS – Mysida Shrimp

Mysida is an order of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the malacostracan superorder Peracarida. Their common name opossum shrimps stems from the presence of a brood pouch or “marsupium” in females. The fact that the larvae are reared in this pouch … Continue reading ARTHROPODS – Mysida Shrimp

CREATURES – KRILL: A Vital Ocean Forage Species

The health of the oceans depends on a complex food web which ultimate depends on the sun providing energy for photosynthesis by tiny plants called phytoplankton which, in turn, serve as food for equally tiny little sea animals called zooplankton. … Continue reading CREATURES – KRILL: A Vital Ocean Forage Species

VIKING – Did the Norse visit Grand Manan, NB? Read this from the Grand Manan Historian and you decide.

There is much written about Norse explorations south of Newfoundland. But, there is also much disagreement. Read this article by Buchanan Charles that really seems to point to Grand Manan Island as one of the actual sites visited. Continue reading VIKING – Did the Norse visit Grand Manan, NB? Read this from the Grand Manan Historian and you decide.

HISTORICAL MYSTERY – THE MAINE NORSE/VIKING PENNY – Is it Real or Not?

Did the Norse/Vikings really travel this far south? Perhaps your class can solve this mystery!!! As you can see in this presentation, the Maine Norse Penny has been recognized as authentic. In fact the Maine State Museum makes the following … Continue reading HISTORICAL MYSTERY – THE MAINE NORSE/VIKING PENNY – Is it Real or Not?

MYSTERIES – The Mysterious GREEN MAN at Ministers Island NB

The Green Man is a legendary figure being primarily interpreted as a symbol of rebirth, representing the cycle of new growth that occurs every spring. The Green Man is most commonly depicted in a sculpture, or other representation of a … Continue reading MYSTERIES – The Mysterious GREEN MAN at Ministers Island NB

VINTAGE ART – Sugarloaf Mountain in New Brunswick – Circa 1920

A painting created from a vintage photograph of Sugarloaf Mountain, a 922 foot mountain in the northern Appalachian Mountains in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The mountain is protected by Sugarloaf Provincial Park and lies within city limits, just south of … Continue reading VINTAGE ART – Sugarloaf Mountain in New Brunswick – Circa 1920

HISTORY – Vintage painting of fishermen and a sturgeon they landed from the Kennebec River near Augusta, Maine

Now extinct or threatened by overfishing in most Maine rivers, the Kennebec still maintains a population of sturgeon today. This beauty was landed many, many years ago. Learn more about the Kennebec river below. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE VERSIONS Continue reading HISTORY – Vintage painting of fishermen and a sturgeon they landed from the Kennebec River near Augusta, Maine

WHALES: Drivers Do It! Pilots Do It? Will it save $$$ and Whales if Ship Captains Do It? Are they doing it 10 years later??

Drivers have long known that slowing down on the highway means getting more miles to the gallon. Now airlines are trying it, too — adding a few minutes to flights to save millions on fuel. Southwest Airlines projects it can … Continue reading WHALES: Drivers Do It! Pilots Do It? Will it save $$$ and Whales if Ship Captains Do It? Are they doing it 10 years later??

POLLUTION – So how dirty is the bottom of the Bay of Fundy? Read all about it!!

Marine debris, particularly plastic and abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear, is ubiquitous in marine environments. This study provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of benthic debris using seafloor video collected from a drop camera system in the Bay … Continue reading POLLUTION – So how dirty is the bottom of the Bay of Fundy? Read all about it!!

CREATURES – Cougar? They exist … they don’t exist!! The argument goes on and on. But science says …

MtDNA Analyses on Hair Samples Confirm Cougar, Puma concolor, Presence in Southern New Brunswick, Eastern Canada – A.S. Bertrand, S. Kenn, D. Gallant, E. Tremblay, L. Vasseur, and R. Wissink READ ON!! Continue reading CREATURES – Cougar? They exist … they don’t exist!! The argument goes on and on. But science says …

LIGHTHOUSES – SWALLOWTAIL LIGHTHOUSE, GRAND MANAN, NB – Based on a drawing from 1979.

This painting is based on a black & white illustration of Grand Manan’s famous Swallowtail Lighthouse that I did in 1979 for my publication on the resources of the Grand Manan Archipelago. CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE VERSIONS Continue reading LIGHTHOUSES – SWALLOWTAIL LIGHTHOUSE, GRAND MANAN, NB – Based on a drawing from 1979.

A Quoddy Anthology: The Story of a Special Place between Three Worlds

Quoddy is considered to be the “ecological engine” that drives the Bay of Fundy and northern Gulf of Maine ecosystems and, ultimately, our valuable and important fisheries, aquaculture, tourism and other coastal industries. This book covers a complete range of … Continue reading A Quoddy Anthology: The Story of a Special Place between Three Worlds

LIGHTHOUSES – Blockhouse Point Lighthouse, PEI

This beautiful PEI lighthouse is located at the entrance to Charlottetown Harbour. The first light was built in approximately 1846. You can learn more at https://lighthousefriends.com/light.asp?ID=969 Click here to see more versions Continue reading LIGHTHOUSES – Blockhouse Point Lighthouse, PEI