A Look at Life in a Maritime Lobster Fishing Village
Fourchu
is an historic fishing community on the east coast of Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia, Canada. Today you can find descendants of earlier
settlers still fishing there.
The residents are mainly of British and Scottish ancestries with a
rich culture that inspires kindness and hospitality. Some of the old
surnames found in Fourchu and the area are: Bagnell, Cann, Hardy,
Hooper, MacDonald, MacLeod, McIntyre, MacIntosh, Mann, MacQueen,
Rafuse and Severence to name a few.
This DVD contains interviews of Fourchu residents reminiscing
about life growing up in the days of two- room school houses, cod
flakes, wooden lobster traps, blizzards and much more. Get a glimpse
into lobster and other fishing industries today and how they compare
to those of their father’s and grandfather’s times.
In this 90 minute video, Fourchu is remembered by some who witnessed
the awful discovery of the shipwrecked Iceland II on the shore of
Bear Cove in 1967.Listen to an account of a Great White Shark attack
at the mouth of the harbor that occurred in 1953. Highlights of
vintage 8mm footage from the 50’s and 60’s are combined with new
digital video to showcase the beauty and the people of the
community.
To play these movies you need Quicktime Media Player. You can get
this free from apple.com.
Quicktime Clip of
Coming Home to Fourchu DVD
Music: Sheebeg and Sheemore/
Sonny's Mazurka performed by Maggie's Farm
Fourchu
is an historic fishing community on the east coast of Cape Breton,
Nova Scotia, Canada. Today you can find descendants of earlier
settlers still fishing there.
