Mahone Bay is not quite a metropolis but it has the
requisite number of attractions, businesses and services to make it a
good place to live even in the winter months.
This year the ice was entirely out of the bay by Mid April and a few
tour buses actually touched down here. The landscape was "greening" by
this date and the first flowers appeared before the end of the month.
Nevertheless the entire aspect of this village leaned toward yellow
ocher and grey coloration until the second week in May. The
daffodils were in full flower by then in spite of the presence of last
years dead leaves. The change to summer vegetation is swift in this
part of the word with plants attaining maturity within three days. My
photo pages show some of these in flower. At this date the magnolias
are full mature and starting to lose petals while the daffodils have
just about had it!
The first communal event of the season is the Indian Point Mussel
Festival held May 16 & 17. This is the third weekend for this event
which involves tours of the local mussel farm at Indian Point and
gastronomic vents at the Mug & Anchor and the Mahone Bay Center. In
the former case mussels are offered along with Stella Artois beer. The
latter event is a kitchen party with a diversity of food and musical
offerings. "L'Eclade" will take place at the Biscuit eater across the
street from our apartment; weather permitting!
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The other opening event of the
tourist season in the Mahone Bay Settler's Museum food cake, their 30th
annual fund raiser, Saturday, May 30. This event is held at St. James
Anglican Church Parish Hall on Edgewater Street.The prime event is a
pie auction at 9:30 in the morning, followed by the sale of food until
noon. This allows access to delicious fresh home-made soups, breads,
pies, cakes, pates, salads and the like.
The weekly Sunday Flea Market at the paved parking lot next to the
bandstand on Main Street has already been running for two weekends
since the beginning of May but vendors were discouraged by a promise of
rain on the second weekend but will probably be out in force for the
first time this weekend.
The other springtime happening in the downtown is the much-anticipated
opening of Jo-Ann's Deli which also offers finger food, tea and coffee
in an outdoor setting. The Biscuit Eater which is nearby is now also
serving out of doors as are three other local eateries.
All of this is prelude to the opening of the outdoor Farmer's Market,
Music at the Three Churches, Paint Mahone Bay, the Classic Boat
Festival, the Scarecrow Festival and the Father Christmass Festival,
all of which are in the planning stages.
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