(file photo)Where would you go to find ‘lobster art’ ?
Well, the Lobster Capital of Canada of course, the Municipality of Barrington.
The ten, two-metre-tall artistically decorated sculptures were commissioned last year as a Canada 150 Heritage project.
Tourism and Community Development Officer Suzy Atwood says they’ve become a real attraction and sought out by tourists and residents.
But some admirers get a little carried away.
Atwood says they’ve had to take to social media to advise folks not to stand and climb on the lobster sculptures.
“They are art work and not playground equipment. (she laughs). The tail looks like a great seat, but to make them last longer, we’re asking people not to sit on them.”
She says the sculptures will be taken down in the fall and placed inside.
“They’ll be placed in places like a local business or library or arena.”
The sculptures are placed in locations from the Baccaro Point Lighthouse, to Shag Harbour to The Hawk.
Here’s where they can be found:
• Baccaro Point Lighthouse, Lobstering Through Time, painted by Clifton Sears.
• Barrington River Rest Stop, Blue Heritage, painted by Erin Smith.
• Barrington Municipal Administrative Centre, A Day in the Life, painted by Richard Brannen.
• Barrington Visitor Information Centre, the Logdriver’s Waltz, painted by Jackie Giguere.
• Barrington Municipal Library, Where the Sea Meets the Sky, painted by Michelle Blades.
• Shag Harbour UFO lookoff site, Secrets of the Sea, painted by Tara Goreham.
• Island View Park, South Shore Dream, painted by Janet Moore.
• Clark’s Harbour, LOBball Champ, painted by Shannon O’Sullivan.
• The Hawk, Paradise, painted by Morgan Reashore.
• BMHS, It Takes Many Pieces, painted by Class of 2018/Our House Youth Wellness Centre.
