If you've yet to explore our Bay, I should forewarn you that there's some really interesting architecture around Fundy: much of which has been heavily influenced by our sea-going ancestors. During the golden Age of Sail throughout the 1800s and early 1900s there were thousands of tall ships built around the Bay. These ships then plied the waters of the world's oceans, often with a Bay of Fundy captain at the helm and crew on the deck. Not only did our local lads bring back trinkets, cloth and spices from foreign lands, but design ideas soon followed! It quickly became de rigueur that any ship's captain worth his salt had an appropriately grand, worldwide-travel-inspired home with a commanding view of his home harbour. It's quite common to still find these exceedingly well-built homes in various communities around the bay. "Foreign" architectural influences of Queen Anne, Victorian, Georgian & French styles are evidenced in turrets, multistory bay windows, gabled roofs, patterned shingling, gothic doors, decorative brackets, eyebrow windows and 'gingerbread' trim. This photo of a sea captain's house was taken in the Bay of Fundy town of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia.
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