Beautiful crossing

We’re on the boat, crossing to Exploits Islands on a perfectly beautiful summer’s day…. It never quite feels real until now, even after 37 years of making the pilgrimmage. More later…

A “Disappointed House” No Longer

For many years, I thought of this as “the disappointed house,” stealing the phrase from L.M. Montgomery. It sits at the base of a hill on Exploits Islands, just below what was a schoolhouse and above where the bridge used to be. I remember it from my childhood as “Percy Jeffrey’s House,” but it has…

Exploits on Land & Sea (older episodes)

For those looking for more information on or pictures of Exploits Islands (and I know you’re out there – I can see you in my site stats!), follow this link to watch CBC’s Land & Sea Episode on-line (originally aired January 30, 2001). In it, Ed Roche talks about his researches into and paints about…