MUNICIPALITY OF THE DISTRICT OF SHELBURNE - DISTRICT 1 Welcome to the community of Clyde River of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne. You are enjoying Tourism Interpretive Site # 1 at Civic # 13 Quinns Road

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River Hills Clyde River 28 Golf & C. C. Roseway r MCNUTTS ISLAND Port Clyde Charlesville Upper Oak Park Port Saxon Round Bay Cape Negro Harbour was named by the early French explorer, Samuel de Champlain in 1604. Wood 30 29 Harbour Thomasville North West Harbour 1 Crowell Barrington Tourism Interpretive Site District # 1 Cape Negro Ingomar Forbes 3 Barrington at Civic # 13 Quinns Road Point Passage Upper The Cape Negro Lighthouse located on Cape Negro Island in the mouth of the harbour was established Lower Woods Port LaTour 2 Tourism Interpretive Site District # 2 Harbour Doctors Cove Villagedale at Civic # 1623 Shore Road Port LaTour 3 in 1872 (rebuilt 1915; automated 1993). Shag Harbour Blanche Tourism Interpretive Site District # 3 Hidden Gem - Continue your drive to the end of the Quinn’s Falls Road Smithville at Civic # 1584 Sandy Point Road Centreville Baccaro West Baccaro 4 Tourism Interpretive Site District # 4 to enjoy sites and sounds of the Falls Although some of the Barrington Township proprietors were at the Cape Negro Settlement as early as at Civic # 35 Doreys Bridge Road CLARK'S HARBOUR CAPE SABLE ISLAND 5 Tourism Interpretive Site District # 5 at Civic # 146 Hayden’s Road 1767, most of the land on both sides of the river was granted to Loyalists after their arrival in the 1780’s. TheHawk 6 Tourism Interpretive Site District # 6 In 1791, the river was still called Cape Negro River but as early as 1785, the name Clyde River after the at Civic # 611 West Green Harbour Road Golfing Indicates Louis Head Beach, Carlton Village Beach, 7 Tourism Interpretive Site District # 7 Clyde in Scotland was coming into use. The settlement adopted the name of the river. Roseway Beach and Welkum Park Beach at Civic # 140 Hwy 3 Sable River During the late 19th and early 20th century extensive logging in the Clyde River watershed supplied River Hills Golf and Country Club is a beautiful 18 hole golf material to numerous sawmills. They also supplied a number of shipyards along the river course winding along the banks of the Clyde River and through operated by T & J Coffin, the Sutherlands, the Lyle Brothers, the McKays, the Stalkers, Stephen wooded hills past many spectacular views. Construction began Harlow and other builders. Farming and lumbering were the basic industries. The Clyde Pulp on farmland for the original 9 hole course in 1959 and opened Company was established in 1909. The last log drive on the Clyde River was in the 1940’s. for play in 1960. Since then 9 more holes have been added. The full 18 holes were opened for play in the fall of 2001. The From its inception in 1907 and for most of the first half of the 20th century thousands of Club has a strong membership base offering daily green fees people along the entire South Shore came to the Temperance Picnic held on Ryer’s farm in and electric carts. An excellent junior development program Clyde River. All ages travelled to and from the Picnic via the Halifax South -Western Railroad. has produced a number of successful amateur players. Each year high level tournaments are hosted at the course. The Club Many sporting activities were enjoyed by all resulting in trophies and bragging rights for the House is a licensed facility that offers home-style cooking, pro winners. The picture shows the 1948 Clyde River Ladies Softball team Champions that beat shop, inside and patio areas for relaxing before or after play. out teams from surrounding communities. This is truly a course that can be enjoyed by golfers of all ages from April - November. Logging - Sutherland’s Mill Take exit 28 on Hwy 103 along Route 209, the Port Clyde Road part of the scenic Lighthouse Route. Call The Clyde River was once 637-2415 to book tee times. a working river, the site of many log drives. Today residents and visitors enjoy many recreational activities such as canoeing and kayaking, tubing, Famous People swimming, painting, sketching and taking pictures of the wildlife and many Thomas Coffin was a member of Parliament and a birds that make their homes there. An shipbuilder. He was Receiver General of Canada 1967-73. extensive liming project carried out by Bonnie Castle Dale was an early naturalist who resided in the volunteers has resulted in wild salmon area and wrote about it extensively in sporting magazines. returning to the Clyde River. Osprey are a common sight along the Clyde River. Common Surnames: Sutherland, Ryer, Smith, Greenwood, Thomas, Nichol, Stoddard, McKay.

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