Owls Head Island
Last Update November 28, 2004
Owls Head Island is privately owned. Members of Southwest Paddlers Association have an understanding with the owner that club members and friends may camp overnight here in exchange for stewardship of the island. If your paddling trip includes staying overnight on Owls Head please contact Pat Hudson at (902) 637-2940 or email: cwtp@eastlink.ca
Many of our islands have a story to tell. Owls Head is a fine example. The story goes that during the 1930s, when the tuna sport fishing was big in Wedgeport, a man from the United States arrived and talked some of the local business men into buying shares into what would be an exclusive lodge. The would be owner, lacking funds and connections that he led shareholders to believe were in place, had to abandon the island. Consequently the lodge was never completed and its shell stands looking somewhat mystical in the fog.
Southwest Paddle Association has placed a toilet unit on this island as it does get frequent camping use.
Location: Owls Head Island
Shoreline: rocky Type of access: by boat Parking: n/a Government wharf: n/a Public slipway: n/a Public concrete ramp: n/a Topographic reference: 20-0/9 (Comeaus Hill) Marine chart # 4244 (Wedgeport and vicinity) GPS reading: UTM grid (37) (38) |
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