The LaHave River

I'm back from an annual vacation to Canada, specifically Nova Scotia. My maternal grandfather wasa born here in the early 1900's on the LaHave River, south of Bridgewater. At the age of 13, he was sent to work on a schooner with his uncle. Norwood Richards had 9 other brothers and sisters, but he is one of the few to leave Canada. In the 1970's he built a small summer ranch overlooking the river, and my family has been lucky enough to use it as a vacation house ever since. My wife and our two dogs love it there. Although the fog settled in for most of our vacation, we read many books, played long board games into the night, and had many long hikes on the Atlantic shore. It was great!