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'''Port Joli''' is a small village located along [[Nova Scotia Highway 103|Highway 103]] on the southwest coast of [[Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia|Region of Queens]] [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. It is about 20 miles from [[Liverpool, Nova Scotia]], the nearest significant town, and 120 miles from [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], the provincial capital. [[Port Mouton]] is about midway between Port Joli and Liverpool. Port Joli's name is derived from the French word for "pretty."
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'''Port Joli''' is a small village located along [[Nova Scotia Highway 103|Highway 103]] on the southwest coast of [[Region of Queens Municipality, Nova Scotia|Region of Queens]] [[Nova Scotia]], [[Canada]]. It is about 20 miles from [[Liverpool, Nova Scotia]], the nearest significant town, and 120 miles from [[Halifax Urban Area|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], the provincial capital. [[Port Mouton]] is about midway between Port Joli and Liverpool. The village's name, Port Joli, comes from the French ''joli'', meaning "pretty."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/joli|title=English Translation of "joli" {{!}} Collins French-English Dictionary|website=www.collinsdictionary.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-24}}</ref>
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[[File:PortJoliNS PO 2015.jpg|thumb|left|Port Joli post office]]
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The major attraction in Port Joli is the Seaside Adjunct to [[Kejimkujik National Park]], the entrance to which is located about three miles down St. Catherine's Road, which runs from Route 3 to the sea. From there, a footpath leads through forest and brush to the beach at Cadden Bay. Most of Port Joli's homes are only occupied during the summer months, and the majority of those who do live there year-round are retired. The only public facilities are a [[United Church of Canada]], recently closed and sold, a small general store(also closed), a post office(also closed)and a community hall, heritage building still being used. The fishing wharf at the end of St. Catherine's Road was closed in the mid-1990s; a rock [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwater]] now exists in its place. The few remaining fishermen work from nearby [[Port L'Herbert]] and [[Port Mouton]].


Well-known American violist [[Walter Trampler]] died here in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.nypl.org/mus/18756|title=archives.nypl.org -- Walter Trampler papers|website=archives.nypl.org|language=en|access-date=2018-11-26}}</ref> Movie star [[Dudley Moore]] often summered here.
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The major attraction in Port Joli is the Seaside Adjunct to [[Kejimkujik National Park]], the entrance to which is located about three miles down St. Catherine's Road, which runs from the 103 Highway to the sea. From there, a footpath leads through forest and brush to the beach at Caden Bay. Most of Port Joli's homes are only occupied during the summer months, and the majority of those who do live there year round are retired. The only public facilities are a [[United Church of Canada]], a small general store, and a community hall. The fishing wharf at the end of St. Catherine's Road was closed in the mid-[[1990s]]; a rock [[breakwater]] now exists in its place. The few remaining fishermen work from nearby [[Port L'Herbert]] and [[Port Mouton]].


==Parks==
Well-known american violist [[Walter Trampler]] died here in 1997.
*[[Kejimkujik National Park]]
*Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park
*Port Joli Federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary(CWS)
*Nature Conservancy of Canada Reserves
*Peppered Moon Provincial Reserve

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik/index_e.asp Kejimkujik National Park]
* [https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/ns/kejimkujik Kejimkujik National Park]
* [http://www.novascotiaparks.ca/parks/thraddall.asp Thomas H Raddall Provincial Park]


[[Category:Communities in the Region of Queens Municipality]]
[[Category:Communities in the Region of Queens Municipality]]
[[Category:General Service Areas in Nova Scotia]]



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Latest revision as of 17:42, 8 December 2024

43°51′54″N 64°52′14″W / 43.86500°N 64.87056°W / 43.86500; -64.87056 Port Joli is a small village located along Highway 103 on the southwest coast of Region of Queens Nova Scotia, Canada. It is about 20 miles from Liverpool, Nova Scotia, the nearest significant town, and 120 miles from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the provincial capital. Port Mouton is about midway between Port Joli and Liverpool. The village's name, Port Joli, comes from the French joli, meaning "pretty."[1]

Port Joli, Nova Scotia is located in Nova Scotia
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Port Joli in Nova Scotia
Port Joli post office

The major attraction in Port Joli is the Seaside Adjunct to Kejimkujik National Park, the entrance to which is located about three miles down St. Catherine's Road, which runs from Route 3 to the sea. From there, a footpath leads through forest and brush to the beach at Cadden Bay. Most of Port Joli's homes are only occupied during the summer months, and the majority of those who do live there year-round are retired. The only public facilities are a United Church of Canada, recently closed and sold, a small general store(also closed), a post office(also closed)and a community hall, heritage building still being used. The fishing wharf at the end of St. Catherine's Road was closed in the mid-1990s; a rock breakwater now exists in its place. The few remaining fishermen work from nearby Port L'Herbert and Port Mouton.

Well-known American violist Walter Trampler died here in 1997.[2] Movie star Dudley Moore often summered here.

Parks

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  • Kejimkujik National Park
  • Thomas H. Raddall Provincial Park
  • Port Joli Federal Migratory Bird Sanctuary(CWS)
  • Nature Conservancy of Canada Reserves
  • Peppered Moon Provincial Reserve

References

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  1. ^ "English Translation of "joli" | Collins French-English Dictionary". www.collinsdictionary.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. ^ "archives.nypl.org -- Walter Trampler papers". archives.nypl.org. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
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