Tall buildings, one with a clock, and heavy traffic. In what city was this photograph taken? Check it out and then send your answers to ebrack2@gmail.com, and include your home town.
The last Mystery Photo got lots of responses, since it’s a delightful spot and has quite a famous lighthouse.
Julie Duke of Norcross gave us this detail: “That is the lighthouse at Peggy’s Cove outside of Halifax, Nova Scotia. I was there this time last year, and found the granite it stands on a stunning reminder that we share this amazing vein along the eastern edge of our continent.” Julie included a drawing that she made of the lighthouse while visiting. The photograph came from Cathy Loew of Peachtree Corners, who was there recently on a family trip.
Duke’s drawing
George Graf of Palmyra, Va. gave this detail of the photograph: “A version of the Peggy’s Cove legend explains that the name originated from a book This is Peggy’s Cove, by local artist William deGarthe. He wrote a story of a schooner that was shipwrecked on Halibut Rock, just off the point on which the famous lighthouse sits. He describes the ship running aground, losing everything except for a young woman named Margaret. Margaret survived the wreck and stayed in the area, eventually marrying one of the local men. Before long, visitors began to refer to the area as ‘Peggy’s Cove.’ The artist has written three novels, a children’s book and a song about Peggy of the Cove. The name Peggy of course is short for Margaret.”
Among others getting this Mystery right were Mitzi Hull, Cumming; Kay Montgomery, Duluth; Molly Titus, Peachtree Corners; Ross Lenhart, Stone Mountain; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; Lucy Brady, Suwanee; Steve Ogilvie, Rehobeth, Ala.; and Alan Slutsky, Greensboro, Ga.
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: ebrack2@gmail.com and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
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