Baxters Harbour

. It was named for Dr. William Baxter and his son John Baxter who lived there in the early nineteenth century. It is believed that fishing started there about 1780. [NSARM, [https://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/cap/places/page.asp?ID=40 "Place-Names and Places of of Nova Scotia"] ]

Today it consists mainly of summer residences and there is some farming in the upland area. There is also a Christian religious retreat in Baxters Harbour that operates in summer. At low tide columnar basalt intrusions are revealed on the rock and cobble beach. Earlier wharves have disappeared and only pleasure craft now use the tiny harbour.

References

External links

* [http://www.baxtersharbour.com/ Community website]
* [http://www.fundycamp.org/index.htm Fundy Camp]