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Marble Mountain Family Fun Day noon - 6 today at the wharf and beach.

There will be games with prizes for the kids. Magician! Juggler! Face painting! Live music and singing by fabulous local talent on the stage! Dancing, merriment! Food and soft drinks on the wharf! Poker Run! Duck Race!

It will be fun for all - come join us!

* Kindly refain from smoking at this event to set a good example for kids and be considerate of those who are affected by tobacco smoke. Tapadh leat!

Posted by Maggie Davis At 7:54 AM Location Marble Mountain Beach and Wharf | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Potluck and pub and music - Oh My! There's no shortage of things to do on this wonderful weekend.

Noon - 6: Potluck and Open Mic at St. George's Channel Hall

7 - Midnight: Microbrew Pub and Irish Music at St. George's Channel Hall

5:00: Potluck in Marble Mountain Hall

Remember to visit Marble Mountain tomorrow between noon and 6 for Family Fun Day at the wharf and beach. There will be games with prizes for the kids, a magician, a juggler, live music for all, food and soft drinks at the wharf, a duck race for $ on the beach at 3 or 4 and a Poker Run at 1. This event is always a lot of fun for children of all ages. Please come!

Posted by Maggie Davis At 3:56 PM Location St. George's Channel Hall and Marble Mountain Hall | Permalink | Comments (0)

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Come to mass with us, we'd love to have you! 1:00

Mass is held only in the summer because there is no electricity and no heat in the church. The bench seats are hard so bring a pillow.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 7:50 PM Location Historic St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Marble Mountain, NS | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Bats Nature Marble Mountain
We always have bats at our house in the summer. They have a particular preference for the umbrella over our patio table. This year there is no sign of them. I wonder if they succumbed to the White Nose fungus that has been killing off bats all up and down the east coast. This is not good.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 11:02 AM Location Marble Mountain | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: North Mount Marble Mountain
North Mountain lies on the west side of Bras d'Or Lake between Denys Basin and West Bay. It is about 260 m high and is composed of Precambrian granitic and George River Group rocks. The latter originally contained limestone bands, which have been metamorphosed into marble. Some marble is still quarried at Marble Mountain.

The North Mountain block was outside the early Carboniferous basin where the Horton strata were deposited. Later on, during Windsor time, when the sea covered a wider area, the North Mountain block became an island against which Windsor Group strata accumulated. The block is now almost entirely surrounded by Windsor deposits, which are deeply eroded and give maximum relief on both the north and south sides. The scarp is steepest on the south side and forms cliffs along West Bay. The more gentle dip-slope reaches Denys Basin at a shallower angle. The block is crosscut by a fault, forming a narrow, steep-sided valley.

The valley is occupied by two streams, Kennedys Brook and MacIntyres Brook. Lakes, bogs, and wandering streams are found on the relatively flat crest of North Mountain, but once the marginal slopes are reached, the streams become straight and fast flowing.

North Mountain was well known for its Marble Mountain limestone quarry. The story of this limestone and marble quarry industry of the late 1800s and early 1900s is documented at the Marble Mountain Museum. After limestone was extracted from the quarry, it was crushed, slaked, and shipped to Prince Edward Island, where farmers used it to lime soils. Important Mi'kmaq burial sites are found in North Mountain cliffs bordering the Bras d'Or Lake.

Posted by Maggie Davis At 2:47 PM Location North Mountain | Permalink | Comments (0)