A Trip to Sable Island with Kattuk Expeditions!
A Sable Island Institute fundraising raffle for seats on a helicopter day-trip to Sable Island in mid-October 2024.
A Sable Island Institute fundraising raffle for seats on a helicopter day-trip to Sable Island in mid-October 2024.
Presented by the Sable Island Institute (SII). An evening at Saint Mary’s – speakers, Q & A, followed by a reception (refreshments and conversation). All are welcome. Admission is free.
Announcing the winners! Thanks to everyone who submitted stories and essays, and to the team and supporters who made it a success. Watch for the next contest in January 2024!
A Sable Island Institute fundraising raffle for seats on a helicopter day-trip to Sable Island in early October 2023.
5th Annual Writing Contest. Prizes for stories about Sable Island! If you live in Nova Scotia, are 10 – 13 or 14 – 17, and are interested in the island, you could be a winner! Entries due April 14, 2023.
Arts, science, and news about Sable Island and the Sable Island Institute. This public meeting continues the popular series of updates held at Saint Mary’s University. Admission is free.
Announcing the winners! Thanks to everyone who submitted stories and essays, and to the team and supporters who made it a success. Watch for the next contest in January 2023!
The winning tickets have been drawn for the Sable Island Institute’s raffle for a trip to the island by helicopter with Kattuk Expeditions. The visit is planned for October 6, 2022.
The SII plans to develop a program of engaging and responsive online opportunities for people to connect with the island, and we begin with this StoryMap project, a collaboration with COGS.
The book Pit Pony, written by Joyce Barkhouse, is about a young coal miner and his companion, a Sable Island horse. Joyce won many awards for her writing, and Pit Pony is the most beloved of all her works.
