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The graceful Peggy's Cove Lighthouse stands atop the worn granite rocks and is one of the most photographed sights in Canada, a symbol of Nova Scotia's enduring bond with the sea.
The village, with its colourful houses clinging to the rocks, and small harbour with pier and fish sheds, has certainly earned its reputation as one of the province's most picturesque fishing villages. This is a delightful place to stroll through, but visitors may want to avoid midday in summer, when the number of tour buses can be a distraction. Early morning and late afternoon are the best times to walk along the smooth granite coastline. The village was also the home of well known marine artist and sculptor, William E deGarthe (1907-83). Just above the harbour, the deGarthe Gallery has a permanent exhibition of 65 of his best known paintings and sculptures. Right outside the gallery the Memorial is a 30m sculpture of a Nova Scotia Fisherman. Carved into an outcropping of native granite rock, the sculpture depicts 32 fisherman, and their wives and children. The large angel is on the sculpture is the original Peggy, sole survivor of a terrible 19th century shipwreck.
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