August 1, 2021. Western Head, Nova Scotia. Lockport.

Once upon a time, Lockport was an important town in Nova Scotia. When you look carefully on the map, you will notice that Loakport sticks the furthest out to sea than any other town. First it was an imporant fishing village. But when the train came to town it became the most important town in Nova Scotia because the fishermen could get their catch faster to the train than any other port town. Big houses were built in Lockport and fishing plants too. For a long time the town boomed. Then the roads were improved and bit by bit Lockport lost it's favored place with the fishermen. And Lockport began shrinking. Now it has a population of around 1000 which swells four times during the summer. It has become a small fishing village and a summer tourist destination for summer residents. Today, David and I drove to Lockport for a Sunday excursion. Once we left highway 3, we drove along every backroad, just exploring. We saw many many homes on gravel roads overlooking the water. We never missed one road, many of which neither had seen. But the homes on these little roads were amazing. The homes are beautiful, well tended and lived in. And we saw lots and lots of marsh lands. We would drive down this road seeing nothing. But down by the little harbor we would find a half dozen homes, all with beautiful views. We saw many homes today hat had wonderful views. We were expecting to find Lockport looking dowdy without the normal tourists but we wer wrong. The homes lookad as pristine as ever and several homes were in the midst of being renovated. Our lunch at my favorite restaurant overlooking the harbor was still. And the food was just as good. We both enjoyed our excursion to Lockport and were pleased with the look of the place. It is still a funky little town with a wonderful beach. And I was happy to see it again.