Skiff Lake is a lake in Canterbury Parish, York County, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Skiff Lake is as a glacier lake in southwestern New Brunswick, Canada, near the village of Canterbury. There are many islands (27 in total) scattered though out. Surrounding the lake are large granite boulders which may have been formed from one of the eruptions of * Mount Pleasant Caldera.
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.
There have long been rumours that Skiff Lake has it's very own Nessy. This lake-locked serpent, effectionately referred to as Gertrude is rumoured to have been upwards of thirty feet in length.[2]
Skiff Lake is not short of ghost stories. The most famous of these occurred shortly after Lord Northcote settled at the lake with his wife. Legend has it that Lord Northcote would often set about hunting and fishing in the hills and lakes in the region, often leaving Lady Northcote alone on their island for weeks at a time. During one such absence, Lady Northcote became so depressed and certain that her husband had perished on his expedition, that she walked into the lake and drowned.
Year | Month/Day | Year | Month/Day | Year | Month/Day |
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1933 | 2-May | 1959 | 6-May | 1985 | 25-Apr |
1934 | 5-May | 1960 | 4-May | 1986 | 23-Apr |
1935 | 8-May | 1961 | 4-May | 1987 | 18-Apr |
1936 | 1-May | 1962 | 30-Apr | 1988 | 23-Apr |
1937 | 4-May | 1963 | 5-May | 1989 | 5-May |
1938 | 25-Apr | 1964 | 2-May | 1990 | 27-Apr |
1939 | 30-Apr | 1965 | 2-May | 1991 | 30-Apr |
1940 | 8-May | 1966 | 26-Apr | 1992 | 8-May |
1941 | 9-May | 1967 | 7-May | 1993 | 30-Apr |
1942 | 4-May | 1968 | 25-Apr | 1994 | 2-May |
1943 | 10-May | 1969 | missing | 1995 | 3-May |
1944 | 6-May | 1970 | 4-May | 1996 | 26-Apr |
1945 | 7-May | 1971 | 12-May | 1997 | 7-May |
1946 | 4-May | 1972 | 15-May | 1998 | 20-Apr |
1947 | 8-May | 1973 | 30-Apr | 1999 | 24-Apr |
1948 | 9-May | 1974 | 2-May | 2000 | 15-Apr |
1949 | 20-Apr | 1975 | 10-May | 2001 | 4-May |
1950 | 10-May | 1976 | 23-Apr | 2002 | 26-Apr |
1951 | 23-Apr | 1977 | 4-May | 2003 | 6-May |
1952 | 20-Apr | 1978 | 8-May | 2004 | 24-Apr |
1953 | 22-Apr | 1979 | 27-Apr | 2005 | 25-Apr |
1954 | 1-May | 1980 | 5-May | 2006 | 5-Apr |
1955 | 29-Apr | 1981 | 14-Apr | 2007 | 14-Apr |
1956 | 6-May | 1982 | 3-May | 2008 | 5-May |
1957 | 30-Apr | 1983 | 19-Apr | 2009 | 28-Apr |
1958 | 25-Apr | 1984 | 1-May | 2010 | 10-Apr |
Compiled by:
Harley Carr 1933-1952
Bill Crossley 1953-1961
Gerald Lochart 1961-1972
Al Conklin 1973-2010
Gar Conklin 1973-2010