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Photo taken on 7th December 2003

Whilst we cannot guarantee snow in winter, the chances are that if you visit after the middle of December, you will see some. although temperatures can be as mild as 10 degrees in late December.

Photo taken on 17th February 2004 at dawn.

The winters of 2002/2003 and early 2004 were however, very harsh and there was a lot of snow. Halifax received most of the snow in the big storm of February 2004 and the snow clearing trucks were given permission to dump the snow into the harbour.

The road past the house is kept clear by municipal snow ploughs in all but the heaviest snow and we can arrange for the driveways to be ploughed if necessary, before you arrive.

An 8 foot tall iceberg in St. Mary's Bay. Photo taken on 18th February 2004

Lake Midway at its wildest. It is time to light a fire and curl up with a warm drink.

Dawn after the blizzard in February 2004.

A warm cosy house will await you in winter, with simple to operate oil heating (there is a thermostat in the lounge) and wood is supplied free of charge for you to burn in the fireplace if desired.

Photo taken on 7th December 2003

The little red barn snow bound.

The area has lots of working and RV trails and in 2003 there was so much snow, that in the spring, the loggers who had been working in the forests all winter, had to cut back tree stumps which were 4 feet tall!

The morning after the biggest blizzard ever recorded in Nova Scotia in February 2004.

The lake which used to be called Ice Lake in the past, normally becomes sufficiently frozen to allow ice fishing (with a licence) and skating and can be walked on where it is thick enough. We must however stress that you should seek reliable local advice first, before any such trips on to the ice are undertaken entirely at your own risk. The area to the west of the house does not for example, freeze as quickly because a stream flows from the property into the lake at that point.