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Race Against the Tide is a Canadian television reality series, which premiered September 9, 2021 on CBC Television. [1] Hosted by Shaun Majumder in season 1 and Maestro Fresh Wes in seasons 2 and 3, the series features ten teams of artists competing to produce sand sculptures in the Bay of Fundy before the tide rises to destroy their creations.
The Dory Rips is a phenomenon involving extreme tidal agitation of waters located in the Bay of Fundy off the headland of Cape d'Or in Nova Scotia, Canada. The phenomenon occurs at the entrance to the Minas Basin , which is known for the globe's highest tides.
The Bay of Fundy (French: Baie de Fundy) is a bay between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, with a small portion touching the U.S. state of Maine. It is an arm of the Gulf of Maine. Its tidal range is the highest in the world. [1] The name is probably a corruption of the French word fendu, meaning 'split'. [2]
Saint John's location along the Bay of Fundy has been of major importance to the city's prosperity. The bay's dramatic tidal range prevents the harbour from icing over, allowing the city to be accessible all year round. [110] Shipbuilding, shipping and lumber trade rose as prominent industries.
The Reversing Falls are a series of rapids on the Saint John River, located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, where the river runs through a narrow gorge before emptying into the Bay of Fundy. The semidiurnal tides of the bay force the flow of water to reverse against the prevailing current when the tide is high.
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The Cape Spencer Light is an active lighthouse along the Bay of Fundy in Mispec, located southeast of Saint John, New Brunswick.There have been several towers at this site: the first was a wooden house built in 1873, which was succeeded by a concrete tower in 1918.
Sometime, roughly 20, 25 years ago, I read a piece in a newspaper about the Bay of Fundy. The gist of the article was that local farmers would herd their pigs onto the low tide area of the Bay and let them feed on the stuff that was left after the water receded. Then, the pigs would have to scurry to higher land when the tide came back in.