The Climber (for Those Who Dare) by sandra46
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If you look at the image well you can see the minuscule climber on the bridge. This is the J.C. Van Horne Bridge crossing the Restigouche River between Campbellton, New Brunswick, and Pointe-a-la-Croix, Quebec.
Campbellton is situated 20 km upstream (west) from the mouth of the Bay des Chaleurs, Dalhousie, on the south bank of the Restigouche River opposite Pointe-a-la-Croix, Quebec The area around the site of the present city was settled by French people circa 1700 with a trading post based upon fishing and fur trading with the Miqmaq Indians. It was here that the Battle of the Restigouche, the final naval battle between the English and French for the possession of North America during the Seven Years War, was waged in 1760. It marked a turning point for the settlement, where many Scottish fishermen emigrated.
The Phantom Ship, known as The burning ship of the Bay of Chaleur is a definite part of Campbellton's history. The many people who claim to have seen this phenomenon believe in it completely, whereas, others have scoffed at the idea, claiming that it is merely heat waves or hallucinations. The strange part of the story is that the ship appears at no special time and has been seen at different parts of the bay as far down as Green Point on the NB side this side and even further on the Quebec coast. The stories of its appearance follows a general pattern of a burning sailing vessel, sometimes a vessel with all sails set, scudding along the water and sometimes a vessel burning to the water's surface or just simply fading out of sight.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Comments (49)
jayfar
A great story and a great climb. Looks quiet so I guess this is early morning.
annie5
Interesting shot..thanks for the info! :)
flora-crassella
great story and picture!!!!
Faemike55
Great picture and wonderful stoy
magnus073
What a cool capture Sandra, and for those like myself with a fear of heights it is all the more dramatic. Really enjoyed hearing about the bridge and the fascinating story of the phantom ship
durleybeachbum
NOOOO!
Meisiekind
Crazy man!
danapommet
Wonderful capture and fascinating story. I hope that the was working there and not just fooling around. Dana
Vialliy
Interesting history and nice capture.
drifterlee
Awesome shot! That makes me dizzy!
renecyberdoc
i have already vertigo watching it.
eekdog
love your story Sandra, and a most excellent capture..
claude19
SPELNDID shot !
alanwilliams
the story and picture are gems
tennesseecowgirl
Great story and capture!!
bazza
Fabulous shot Sandra and interesting Info!!
Richardphotos
outstanding bridge capture
jophoto
Great story and photo.
mariogiannecchini
Bella immagine e bella storia !
brycek
Fantastic shot and story!!
mgtcs
Excellent capture Sandra marvelous colors, congratulations!
jeroni
Fantastic photography
Radar_rad-dude
A most intrigueing and wonderful descriptive! Great photo too! That is one job I would not want! Excellent POV and capture! Well done, Sandra!!!!!
jac204
Great photo and historical background. Would love to get up to that area near the Gaspe Peninsular sometime. We used to have a steel arch bridge in town and sometimes during fireworks some kid would start climbing up the arch of it with no rope or anything. Of course the cops would soon put a stop to that. BTW is that a cape I see that person is wearing, like some part of a superhero costume?
flaviok
Texto e captura fantásticas minha amiga, excelente, aplausos (5)
bimm3d
wonderful photo!!
lyron
Amazing picture!!
cryptojoe
Yeah, the guy climbing is the one making the big bucks inspecting and maintaining the bridge. Wow! You sure know your history kid! Because I do not have my library here in China, and I don't feel like doing a Google, let me ask you this: is the 7 years war the same as what we call in The States as the French Indian War? If so, it was the debt of that war which caused Briton to impose heavy taxes on her American Colonies in an attempt to have us repay their kindness for conscripting colonist and forcing them to fight it, which more or less, caused the American Revolutionary War. God if there is anything I love more than good pictures, it is history.
cryptojoe
Yeah, the guy climbing is the one making the big bucks inspecting and maintaining the bridge. Wow! You sure know your history kid! Because I do not have my library here in China, and I don't feel like doing a Google, let me ask you this: is the 7 years war the same as what we call in The States as the French Indian War? If so, it was the debt of that war which caused Briton to impose heavy taxes on her American Colonies in an attempt to have us repay their kindness for conscripting colonist and forcing them to fight it, which more or less, caused the American Revolutionary War. God if there is anything I love more than good pictures, it is history.
dakotabluemoon
Oh my that scares me just looking at it great capture.