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Bay of Fundy
We've all heard of the 7 Wonders of the World. And the 7 Natural Wonders of the World. And the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World. Sadly, Canada is represented in these famous lists only by the Northern Lights, which Greenland expects us to share. It's time for a list for the rest of us.
Close encounter of the Megaptera novaeangliae kind.
I vividly remember the best lobster roll I have ever tasted. My mouth is watering just thinking about it. Creating a lobster roll for our restaurant Peacock Alley was one of my first tasks when I came to the Waldorf Astoria. It's now one of our most popular items. My recipe is below.
On an average day, about 160-billion tonnes of seawater flows into the Bay of Fundy. This is where an ocean research centre decided to put their tidal energy test site. According to recent models, there is roughly 7,000 megawatts of potentially extractable tidal energy in the Minas Basin. Of that number, researchers say about 2,500 megawatts can be tapped safely. That's more than enough electricity for all of Nova Scotia.