Parrsboro Harbour

Parrsboro Harbour is a Canadian harbour located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Parrsboro Harbour at high tide, looking from Parrsboro Aboiteau.

Lighthouse at the mouth of Parrsboro Harbour where it meets the Minas Basin.

Situated on the north shore of the Minas Basin at its western boundary, the harbour is fed by several fresh water sources:

• Farrell River (through the Parrsboro Aboiteau)
• Mill Creek
• Whitehall Creek

The harbour is completely tidal, emptying at low tide. It is marked by a lighthouse on the west side of the harbour entrance.

The town of Parrsboro sits on the shores of the harbour.

The harbour became a port of registry in 1850. In its peak years of the 1890s, over 1646 ships arrived and departed annually. Today it is regularly used by fishing vessels, a few recreational vessels and occasional visits by coastal freighters.^[1]

References

1. Stanley Spicer Sails of Fundy: The Schooners and Square-riggers of the Parrsboro Shore (Hantsport, NS: Lancelot Press, 1984), p.14 and 15

45°23′16.14″N 64°19′12.62″W