- Stoddart Island
Stoddart Island,
Nova Scotia (alternatively known as Emerald Island or 'East' by the locals) is a privately-owned, convert|224|acre|km2|sing=on tract of land located off the Southern coast of thatAtlantic maritimes province , proximate to the smallCanadian town Shag Harbour inShelburne County, Nova Scotia . The island gained some measure of fame as the site of the lighthouse wherein author Evelyn Fox Richardson spent summers with her grandfather and wrote of this experience. Later, its waters off Toot's Point became a favorite haunt forFranklin Delano Roosevelt on boat crossings from his vacation home in Campobello Island,New Brunswick .References
* [http://www.northpennineancestors.co.uk/Northerners.htm#BM7] Account of settlers
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0007JUXZ6/] " My Other Islands", Evelyn Fox Richardson, Ryerson Press, 1960
* [http://www.campobello.com/] Official Campobello Website
* [http://www.nps.gov/roca/] FDR Campobello National Park
* [http://www.lighthousedepot.com/database/uniquelighthouse.cfm?value=2195] Automated lighthouse now on site
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=43+28+35+N,+65+43+08.5+W&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=43.490043,-65.719185&spn=0.108598,0.4319&t=k&om=1&iwloc=addr] Sat Map/Photo link of Island and Area
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