In this photograph, Sue, the horse is walking a treadmill that operates a saw blade. The attendent holds the log in place and measures the next cut. The overall system works well, especially if you need to keep a healthy horse happy and working. Horses that aren't used in any fashion get worried and unhappy. The system makes a nice pile of evenly cut firewood--the major form of fuel for the region in year's past.

King's Landing Historical Settlement near Moncton, New Brunswick is a historical park that saved thirty buildings from flood water's when the St. John River was dammed for electricity. The park helps to provide a historical background to farming in the region.

The Point Prim Lighthouse is found near the town of Digby, Nova Scotia. Digby is best known for their huge fleet of scallop vessels.

Most Canadian Maritime Lighthouses we encountered were built with the same style, an octagon with a square top. This particular lighthouse at Pt. Prim differs from the usual one. For one it has vertical red and white markings, for another reason, it is square rather than round.

One of the famous lighthouse keepers that worked at Pt. Prim, Captain William Ellis is famous for saving the lives of many seamen but also for inventing the automated foghorn.

One of the reasons for going to Pt. Prim was to see the geological formations shown here.

The rocks are formed as columns very similar to the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, but different.

A good place to find more information about Canadian lighthouses is at Lighthouse Friends, this link opening to more information about Pt. Prim.

St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, Canada isn't all tourist shops, museums, golf courses, marina and the like, they also have a beach with a memorial to the Irish Famine victims. Many emigree's to Canada found themselves confined to hospital island, an entry port facility where many died and were buried. Hunger during the potato famine or Great Famine years of 1845-1852. Imagine being so hungry you have no choice but to leave and die on some far off shore where you've never ever been. 

Read more about the Great Famine at the history place.

The cross shown is based on the early wheel cross from Celtic art, but extended beyond the wheel into what is known as a Latin cross, similar to the one found at St. Edrens, Ireland, according to "Symbolism of the Celtic Cross" by Derek Bryce. Here's a good video explaining the Irish Famine.

Nearby to this monument is a campground. The beach is stony, but good for walking and watching birds.