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Dotting the landscape of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia is wonderful folk-art statues. These statues are often symbolic of what the areas are famous for. Katherine E. Tapley-Milton stunning photos bring the areas to life as she details information regarding the areas and their "big stuff." Travel to the the Dungarvon Whooper in Blackville, New Brunswick twith the ghostly story behind it. Visit the Grohmann Knives in Pictou, Nova Scotia that looks like a giant threw a knife into the side of the building. View the Car Parts Transformer at the Ripley's Believe It or Not building, in Prince Edward Island all while never having to leave your house. Join Katherine as she discovers new locations and new statues in her second book in this series.

Dotting the landscape of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia is wonderful folk-art statues. These statues are often symbolic of what the areas are famous for. Katherine E. Tapley-Milton stunning photos bring the areas to life as she details information regarding the areas and their "big stuff." Travel to the large lobster in Shediac, New Brunswick that trumpets the fact that this town is the lobster capital of the world. Visit the huge blueberry in Oxford, Nova Scotia that shows everyone this town is famous for its blueberry industry. View the large statue of a cow to advertise Cows Ice cream, in Prince Edward Island all while never having to leave your house.

Newfoundland is one of the most intriguing places in North America, a land of breathtaking but cruel beauty, populated by some of the saltiest, oddest characters you'll ever find. In Theatre of Fish, John Gimlette vividly describes the dense forests and forbidding coastlines and recounts the colorful and often tragic history of the region. He introduces us to the inhabitants, from the birds and moose to the descendants of the outlaws, deserters, and fishermen who settled this eastern edge of North America. Leavened with irreverence and affection, this is an irresistible portrait of life in extremis.