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2022 Treasured Wetland of Nova Scotia: Lock 6 Park Wetland

Do you want to explore nature while being taken back in time? Look no further than Lock 6 Park, where you’ll see breathtaking wetlands and a piece of Nova Scotia history all on the same trail. Maintained by the Shubenacadie Canal Commission, the park is located in the community of Horne’s Settlement, called Jioqjimusikek in Mi’kmaq, meaning “place of the white maple.” In the summertime, the park is bursting with green, and the wetland is alive with the sound of frogs, birds, and human visitors. The winter is more muted here, but no less beautiful. Depending on the day, and the temperature, you might find the park awash in the earthy brown of decaying leaves and bare trees, or completely still under a fresh blanket of white snow. A boardwalk takes you through a sedge marsh that connects to a two-kilometer-long trail. At the boardwalk viewing platform, take a minute to read the interpretive signage about the history of Lock 6 and the park’s plants and animals. Six more interpretive signs are scattered along the trail and tell the story of this unique site. A little ways past the boardwalk, you’ll find the park’s namesake: Lock 6. Built in 1857 and used until 1870, this lock is one of nine constructed along the Shubenacadie Canal. Lock 6 was built to bypass the powerful rapids in this section of the Shubenacadie River. A dam in the river diverted the water into a channel with a lock. Boats could make a smooth passage through the lock, avoiding the notoriously rough waters. Past the Lock, the trail turns inland and runs through the forested wetland.