Skiff Lake (New Brunswick)
Skiff Lake is a lake in Canterbury Parish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
Location
Skiff Lake is a glacier lake in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the village of Canterbury. There are many islands (27 in total) scattered throughout. Surrounding the lake are large granite boulders which may have been formed from one of the eruptions of Mount Pleasant Caldera.
History
Skiff Lake was named by Lord Northcote in 18??, who paddled a skiff over to an island that he had claimed. This island is now known as Northcote island.[1] A cottage was built on Northcote island which was the first camp on an island on Skiff Lake. There is a camp named "Lady of the Lake" that is the oldest camp on the lake, on the eastern shore of the lake.
There has been several outfitters on Skiff Lake. To name a few: Crombies camps, Faulks Camps, Skiff Lake Outfitters, Skiff Lake Inn.
Fish species
- Land-locked salmon
- Smallmouth bass
- Brook trout
- American eel
- White perch
- white sucker
- Burbot aka cusk
- Smelts
- Sunfish
- pickerel
Other animals
- Loon
- Mallard
- Black duck
- Common merganser
- Tern
- Ruby-throated hummingbird
- Common snapping turtle
- Red fox
- Bald eagle
- Pileated woodpecker
- White tail deer
- Moose
- Black bear
- Beaver
- American mink
Myths and legends
There have long been rumours that Skiff Lake has its very own Nessy. This lake-locked serpent, affectionately referred to as Gertrude, is rumoured to have been upwards of thirty feet in length.[2][3]
Pictures and videos
Ice out dates
| Year | Month/Day | Year | Month/Day | Year | Month/Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 2 May | 1933 | 2 May | ||
| 1934 | 5 May | 1935 | 8 May | 1936 | 1 May |
| 1937 | 4 May | 1938 | 25 Apr | 1939 | 30 Apr |
| 1940 | 8 May | 1941 | 9 May | 1942 | 4 May |
| 1943 | 10 May | 1944 | 6 May | 1945 | 7 May |
| 1946 | 4 May | 1947 | 8 May | 1948 | 9 May |
| 1949 | 20 Apr | 1950 | 10 May | 1951 | 23 Apr |
| 1952 | 20 Apr | 1953 | 22 Apr | 1954 | 1 May |
| 1955 | 29 Apr | 1956 | 6 May | 1957 | 30 Apr |
| 1958 | 25 Apr | 1959 | 6 May | 1960 | 4 May |
| 1961 | 4 May | 1962 | 30 Apr | 1963 | 5 May |
| 1964 | 2 May | 1965 | 2 May | 1966 | 26 Apr |
| 1967 | 7 May | 1968 | 25 Apr | 1969 | Unknown |
| 1970 | 4 May | 1971 | 12 May | 1972 | 15 May |
| 1973 | 30 Apr | 1974 | 2 May | 1975 | 10 May |
| 1976 | 23 Apr | 1977 | 4 May | 1978 | 8 May |
| 1979 | 27 Apr | 1980 | 5 May | 1981 | 14 Apr |
| 1982 | 3 May | 1983 | 19 Apr | 1984 | 1 May |
| 1985 | 25 Apr | 1986 | 23 Apr | 1987 | 18 Apr |
| 1988 | 23 Apr | 1989 | 5 May | 1990 | 27 Apr |
| 1991 | 30 Apr | 1992 | 8 May | 1993 | 30 Apr |
| 1994 | 2 May | 1995 | 3 May | 1996 | 26 Apr |
| 1997 | 7 May | 1998 | 20 Apr | 1999 | 24 Apr |
| 2000 | 15 Apr | 2001 | 4 May | 2002 | 26 Apr |
| 2003 | 6 May | 2004 | 24 Apr | 2005 | 25 Apr |
| 2006 | 5 Apr | 2007 | 14 Apr | 2008 | 5 May |
| 2009 | 28 Apr | 2010 | 10 Apr | 2011 | 28 Apr |
| 2012 | 12 Apr | 2013 | 26 Apr | 2014 | 4 May |
| 2015 | 29 Apr | 2016 | 15 Apr | 2017 | |
Compiled by:
Harley Carr 1933-1952
Bill Crossley 1953-1961
Gerald Lochart 1961-1972
Al Conklin 1973-2016
Gar Conklin 1973-2016
See also
References
- ↑ Facts from William Crosley and Betty Lemming
- ↑ Myths and Legends of our Own Land, by Charles M. Skinner, [1896], MONSTERS AND SEA-SERPENTS at sacred-texts.com
- ↑ "The Monster of Skiff Lake". Chicago Daily Tribune. 7 Aug 1887. p. 15.
External links
Coordinates: 45°49′19″N 67°31′30″W / 45.822°N 67.525°W