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	Tantramar Marshes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Tantramar Marshes are on the southern part of the Isthmus of Chignecto, which joins Nova Scotia to New Brunswick and the Canadian mainland.
		The marshes penetrate inland from the Bay of Fundy for 10 kilometers.
		The marshes are an important stopover for migrating waterfowl such as semi-palmated Sandpipers and Canada Geese.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tantramar_Marshes (299 words)

	Sackville, New Brunswick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The town is located on the western fringe of the Tantramar Marshes, tidal wetlands partially transformed to farmland by dykes first built by the original Acadians settlers of the region in the 17th century.
		Sackville history (and that of the Tantramar Region) can be divided into a number of periods reflecting settlement patterns in the area, and then the evolution of the community: Mi'kmaq or pre-European, Acadian, Planter and Yorkshire, followed by the so-called Age of Sail, the foundry period and finally contemporary Sackville.
		The Tantramar, and the Acadian settlements there, became ground zero for the nine-year conflict that became the Seven Years' War (or the French and Indian War).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sackville,_New_Brunswick (2101 words)

	523 Tantramar Marshes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Tantramar Marshes, also known as the Border Lowland, occupy a large area at the head of the Cumberland Basin where the flat terrain meets the sediment-loaded waters of the Bay of Fundy.
		As the marsh erodes, remains of submerged forests and freshwater marshes are uncovered.
		The name Tantramar is derived from the French word "tintamarre," meaning "racket" or "hubbub," a term the Acadians used to describe the sound of the great flocks of waterfowl that visit this area on their seasonal migrations.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nhns2/500/523.htm (1542 words)

	Department of Natural Resources: Fish and Wildlife Branch: Provincially Significant Wetland Highway Sign Initiative (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The lower lying areas in Sackville were formerly a large expanse of coastal marsh where a profusion of waterfowl would gather.
		There are also freshwater marshes in the area along with bog.
		These wetlands cover over 300 hectares and another 480 hectares are contained in the created freshwater marshes at the Sackville Waterfowl Park and the Tantramar Wetlands Center which provide recreational and educational opportunities.
	www.gnb.ca /0078/fw/wetlands/Sackville_Tantramar_marsh-e.asp (124 words)

	Tantramar Marshes: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Tantramar Marshes are on the southern part of the Isthmus of Chignecto Isthmus of Chignecto quick summary:
		The name Tantramar is derived from the Acadian[For more info, click on this link] French "Tintamarre", EHandler: no quick summary.
		(the Tantramar marshes have been called the "World's Largest Hayfield" and many historic hay barns still dot the landscape.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/t/ta/tantramar_marshes.htm (269 words)

	Here Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		This is not the first time the Tantramar marshes were considered as a possible site for windmills.
		The marshes are considered an almost-ideal site for the development, as the winds in the area are stable and strong, with few hills or other obstacles to disrupt it, says Vihvelin.
		But the businessman is playing it quiet when it comes to one key element of the project: he won't say how strong the wind is on the marshes.
	www.herenb.com /moncton/issues/0234/alternative.html (738 words)

	Isthmus of Chignecto - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		A key surface transportation route, the Isthmus of Chignecto was host to French and later British military roads across the Tantramar Marshes and along the strategic ridges since the 1600s.
		In 1872, construction of the Intercolonial Railway of Canada saw the mainline between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick built across the southern portion of the isthmus, skirting the edge of the Bay of Fundy while crossing the Tantramar Marshes between Amherst, Nova Scotia and Sackville, New Brunswick.
		In the 1880s a railway line was built from Sackville across the isthmus to Port Elgin and on to Cape Tormentine which played host to an iceboat service and in 1917 a ferry service to Prince Edward Island was established to connect with the Prince Edward Island Railway.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/Isthmus_of_Chignecto (841 words)

	Sackville Tribune Post: Poetry and the Tantramar: part one (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The fact that the Tantramar was “always in Roberts mind” is borne out by his poetry that featured both the landscape and imagery of the region.
		Critics have dubbed Tantramar Revisited to be “the best“ of all his poetic works; however, it is merely the tip of the iceberg.
		Above all, on the Tantramar in 2006, the conclusion of the late Dr. Fred Cogswell, poet and literary critic, must not be forgotten.
	www.sackvilletribunepost.com /index.cfm?iid=1228&sid=8614 (1647 words)

	Marshlands Virtual Exhibition
		The long record of human life on the Tantramar Marshes has been one of constantly evaluating and adapting to the particularities of this remarkable ecological setting.
		In the early 19th-century new reclamation techniques allowed the exploitable area of the marsh to be greatly expanded.
		The arrival of the automobile age largely brought an end to the hay economy of the Tantramar area.
	www.mta.ca /marshland/pages/topics.htm (503 words)

	Birdwatching in Nova Scotia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Tantramar Marshes NB 16.00 - 17.00hrs then on to Joggins fossil hunting until dark.
		The severe weather meant that the marshes were mostly frozen solid and not only quiet for birds but also the deep snow meant it was almost impossible to find a route to walk out onto the dykes.
		The highest estimate was 400+ at Amherst Marsh 5th though birds became rather scarce in northern Cape Breton on 11th and 12th where the snow was much more extensive and deeper.
	www.surfbirds.com /mb/trips/nova-scotia-br-0301.html (5547 words)

	Experience Wetlands Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Tantramar Wetlands Centre uses education as a tool to promote an understanding of the ecological, social and economic contributions of wetlands.
		Located in the heart of the world-famous Tantramar Marshes, the site consists of a 15 ha freshwater wetland and an indoor wetlab and work area equipped to handle large groups of visitors.
		Following a colorful presentation, students head out to the marsh to practice their identification skills and participate in the handling, banding and release of live waterfowl.
	www.elements.nb.ca /theme/edu_2005/weted/weted_e.htm (459 words)

	Visit to Sackville
		Sackville is literally "steeped" in history, dating back to the 1600s when Acadian settlers began dyking the Tantramar marshes to develop a thriving agricultural economy.
		Sackville may only have a small population, but from July to September, the town becomes a major international airport as over 80% of the world's Semipalmated Sandpipers migrate through this area, feasting on mud shrimp, in what will be their only fuel stop between the low Arctic and South America.
		Sackville is truly a birder's dream, where it is possible to stroll through the heart of town in the award-winning Sackville Waterfowl Park, observing the activities and calls of marsh birds, rail, coot, grebe, and bittern.
	www.gg.ca /media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=1192 (691 words)

	Tantramar Watershed Committee
		The Tantramar region of the Chignecto Isthmus is famous for the unique way in which its early settlement and ensuing historic land-use patterns have coevolved with its characteristic marshland habitats.
		The geographical scope of the study is the approximately 300 km2 drainage basin for the Tantramar and Aulac Rivers.
		The primary intent of the Tantramar River Watershed Study is to adopt the NBDELG Water Classification program as the cornerstone of a project to determine the ecological character of the surface water resources.
	www.tantramarwatershed.org (717 words)

	Newsletter #1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Each marsh unit was based (more or less) on historic marsh divisions, such as the Westcock and Ram Pasture marshes, and the area of each unit was calculated from the topographic maps.
		The Westcock Marsh retains six (33%) of the eighteen barns that were standing there in the 1950s while on the Forks Marsh, sixteen percent remain from fifty years ago.
		Those marsh owners who are fighting time and have put resources back into these icons deserve to be congratulated as the work is probably more a labor of love than any expectation of financial reward.
	heritage.tantramar.com /Newsletter_11.html (3824 words)

	Tantramar Marsh - Photographs by Troy Johnstone (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Tantramar Marsh is the largest dyked, salt marshes in North America.
		In the previous three centuries, these marsh lands were important hay fields for the Eastern Seaboard and Europe.
		Just seventy years ago there were over 400 post-and-beam hay barns scattered across the marsh.
	troyj.faithweb.com /photography/marsh (53 words)

	Tantramar Marshes: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Tantramar Marshes are on the southern part of the Isthmus of Chignecto (The isthmus of chignecto is an isthmus bordering the maritime provinces of new brunswick and nova scotia...)
		The name Tantramar is derived from the Acadian (An early French settler in the Maritimes)
		The marshes are an important stopover for migrating waterfowl such as semi-palmated Sandpipers and Canada Geese, Exception Handler: No article summary found.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /ref/tantramar_marshes (328 words)

	Sackville, New Brunswick
		The first tour provides a view of the famous Tantramar Marshes and Acadian dykes, with information on our Acadian and agricultural history.
		The second tour provides a panoramic view of the Cumberland Basin and Shepody Bay, as you travel from Sackville to Rockport and on to the historic village of Dorchester.
		You will visit three wetland restoration sites across the famous Tantramar Marshes (the largest man- made agricultural land mass in the country).
	new-brunswick.net /new-brunswick/sackville/sackville1.html (903 words)

	Studies in Canadian Literature
		Of the sand-beach fastens the fringe of the marsh to the folds of the land.
		Inward and outward to northward and southward the beachlines linger and curl
		Surge and flow of the tides vexing the Westmoreland shores.
	www.lib.unb.ca /Texts/SCL/bin/get.cgi?directory=vol5_2/&filename=Bentley.htm (779 words)

	H4.4 Freshwater Marsh (Inland) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		A freshwater marsh is a mineral wetland that is periodically submerged by standing or inflowing water from the surrounding area.
		Freshwater marshes are formed mainly by the infilling of ponds and shallow lakes.
		The largest marshes in Nova Scotia are the Tantramar Marshes or the Chignecto wetlands near Amherst.
	museum.gov.ns.ca /mnh/nature/nhns/h4/h4-4.htm (212 words)

	Waterfowl Park Sackville, New Brunswick
		Listen to a sunset chorus of marsh birds, the eerie cries of rail coot, grebe and bittern.
		Located at the head of the Bay of Fundy, Sackville sits on the edge of the Tantramar Marshes, an area famed for its enormous flocks of waterfowl and shorebirds.
		Over three kilometers of trails, boardwalks and viewing platforms lead you, dry shod, through stands of alder and cattail and across broad expanses of open water, revealing the private lives of dozens of wetland wildlife species.
	new-brunswick.net /new-brunswick/sackville/waterfowl.html (472 words)

	Sackville
		, inc 1903, situated 50 km SE of Moncton on Tantramar River, near the NS border.
		Best known as the home of MOUNT ALLISON U (fd 1839), Sackville overlooks the wide expanse of the Tantramar Marshes, which inspired the poetry of its most famous son, Sir Charles G.D. The area was first settled in the 1670s by the ACADIANS, who built dikes to reclaim its rich farmland from the sea.
		After the Expulsion of 1755, these lands were taken up by immigrants from New England and Yorkshire, England.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0007040 (222 words)

	Alumni Online
		Currently the Owens is hosting an exhibition entitled "These Meadows Pale and Marshes by the Sea" with paintings of the Tantramar landscape and Roberts' books and other memorabilia; the exhibition continues through 25 September 2005.
		The Heart of the Ancient Wood (1900), though written in London, reflects Roberts' memories of the Dorchester Woods and Tantramar marshes of his boyhood.
		These poems are imbued with a sense of place and constantly refer to the marshes and meadows by the sea that Roberts knew so well as a boy.
	alumni.mta.ca /htmltonuke.php?filnavn=/alumni/chapters/sack.html (900 words)

	Marshland: Records of Life on the Tantramar
		Marsh Economy and Society in the 20th Century
		for at least 7,000 yrs Native peoples have frequented the Tantramar Marshes in pursuit of their hunting and gathering way of life
		1815 Tolar Thompson begins construction of a canal to drain the upper marshes as part of a plan to extend the agricultural area of the marsh
	www.mta.ca /marshland/pages/timeline.htm (570 words)

	Touring Tantramar Series - historical attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Dorchester: Built in 1817, St. Anne's is the oldest surviving church in the county, and was a childhood haunt of poet Charles G. Robert, who immortalized the Tantramar marshes in "Tantramar Revisited".
		To download a printer-friendly Adobe Acrobat version of this file — many are complete with photos and maps — visit the Touring Tantramar home page and click on the appropriate thumbnail.
		The Touring Tantramar Series is ©2000 The Tantramar Tourism Association TantramarTourism.com.
	www.tantramartourism.com /touring/historical_attractions.html (571 words)

	Amazon.ca: Weathers P: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		The Tantramar Marshes and the areas immediately surrounding them, where we encounter Lochhead walking, watching, and thinking (virtually always alone), are the places where he succeeds in becoming himself, both psychologically and poetically.
		The title sounds as if it ought to be a culmination, but it is now clear that, accomplished and endearing as many of the poems are (especially "Millwood Road Poems", first published in 1970 and significantly about a specific Toronto location), he had not yet discovered his unique and inimitable style.
		It consists, characteristically, of a series of short poems, fifty-three in this case, that brilliantly convey the fact of grief and the anguish of waiting for a death that is at one and the same time dreaded yet desired as an end to suffering.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0864923449 (1529 words)

	Natural History: Birding hot spots - includes article on binoculars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-11)
		Situated on one of North America's major migratory bird routes, the Tantramar Marshes offer prime nesting and feeding grounds for marsh hawks and hundreds of waterfowl.
		Constructed over 200 years ago, the marshes are the largest man-made agricultural landmass in Canada and home to the Sackville Waterfowl Park.
		This 55-acre park has a network of boardwalks and walkways that allows species such as the common snipe and the tree swallow to be observed without harming the lush grasses and wetland they thrive in.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1134/is_2_110/ai_71317733/pg_2 (475 words)

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