NOW PUBLISHED!

Cumberland County Facts and Folklore
(Nimbus Publishing)

141 pp.; $12.95; ISBN 978-1-55109-731-2

Available at any bookstore 

What could

• Oscar Wilde and a triploid blue-spotted salamander;
• Leon Trotsky and the Joggins Fossil Cliffs;
• Alex Colville and lobster claw pipes;
• Feist and Buckley's Mixture

possibly all have in common? Cumberland County, of course!

It's one of Nova Scotia's oldest and largest counties and its personalities, history, geography, natural life and legends are second to none. It's the birthplace of Anne Murray and Feist, and in 1995 its charming village of Pugwash had a hand in winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Its shores are touched by the majestic Bay of Fundy and the beautiful Northumberland Strait, its landscape was carved by glaciers and its prehistoric climate created and preserved fossils that today are worthy of World Heritage Site designation. From Amherst to Advocate, Minudie to Malagash, Port Howe to Port Greville, the beauty of its forests, crystal clear lakes and rivers and its pastoral scenery are a delight.         

Cumberland County is a Nova Scotian treasure for visitors and locals alike. So sit back and discover Cumberland County through the amusing anecdotes, fun facts, and incredible trivia on this area's rich history and culture in Cumberland County Facts and Folklore.     

Please see my reviews of the following books:

The Blyths Are Quoted, by L.M. Montgomery (Viking Canada, 2009), in the Saint John Telegraph-Journal: http://telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/salon/article/905954

New Brunswick Place Names: Attractions, Legends, Characters, NB Firsts, by David E. Scott (David E. Scott Publishing, 2009), in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner:
http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/768374

Grace Helen Mowat and the Making of Cottage Craft, by Diana Rees with Ronald Rees (Goose Lane Editions, 2009), in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner: http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/683861

Know New Brunswick: The Essential History, by Dan Soucoup (Dan Soucoup, 2009), in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner, http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/879835   

Book launch!

The launch of Cumberland County Facts and Folklore took place on Sunday, October 18, 2009,
at the Cumberland County Museum in Amherst, Nova Scotia. What an exciting time! My thanks to all the friends, relatives, and well wishers who offered their support and, more important, bought copies of the book.

Guess what New Brunswick’s reading —

Cumberland County Facts and Folklore!

Number 2 on the province’s non-fiction paperback list, according to the December 5, 2009, issue of the Saint John Telegraph-Journal.