From The Cape Breton Book of days July 4th 1975 - MacPuffin - This month the first MacPuffin dollar, portraying the map of Cape Breton,goes on sale. Each year,with a different design on one side, the MacPuffin dollar is legal tender on Cape Breton island until Dec 31st. MacPuffin, related to the hardy puffins who live in Cibou, one of the Bird Islands off St Anns bay, decked out in a bonnet and with a cromack tucked under his wing, is the official tourist symbol of Cape Breton,,And In 1961 - Discovery - A skin diving team from Acadia University discovers the wreckage of three 18th century French ships used to block the channel at Louisbourg Harbour.... And in 1951 - Black K.C - F. Alan Hamilton - Sydney lawyer and Canadas first black Kings Counsel ,dies in Sydney
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:31:07 +0000
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