Mahone Bay Old School_A Life and Times_Bob Sayer

Schnare Shipyard, Burgoyne Shipyard
• ‘Across the Street from the Presbyterian Church and the Schnare home was the
Henry Schnare Shipyard. The big building was built at the very north borderline of
the Schnare property’. [Mr. Schnare, who built his fine home, with the lovely
twin gables, between the two churches, now street no. 79, was also a major
investor in school debentures]
• ‘Across the bay, …. at Oakland was the busy Burgoyne Shipyard.’
Burgoyne Shipyard: Courtesy Settlers Museum
She was a long time teacher at the town school. They looked after John A’s
second wife, Ellen, after he died. ‘June’s [Fred Mosher’s future wife] aunt Ellen
was a widow, next door to Gus…one day he walked in…he said “Woman let’s get
married.” She was in her 80s at the time. And she accepted.’
Kedy’s Bridge [see photo below for lay-out of Mill and Bridge]
• ‘At the saw mill was a very narrow steel bridge over the river. Only one buggy or
auto could cross at a time. To go to Halifax one made a 90 degrees turn to the left
and to go to Oakland a 90 degrees turn to the right. Even with a bicycle, coming
home from Martin’s River we would have to come to a complete stop to turn and
cross. Henry Schnare’s daughter Bessie could do it faster…the best bicycle rider in
town, male or female.’
Photo Below: Courtesy Margaret Freeman-Kedy Collection
The Gus Kedy Sawmill on the Mush-
A-Mush
“Let’s Get Married, Woman!”
• ‘Gus has built a large dam here and a lot
of logs were cut here, but not trimmed, for
the ship yards. This was a busy place.’
John Augustus, “Gus” Kedy and his
first wife, Edna Rhuland-Kedy are
shown in the photo. Their grandson,
Harold [“Bups”] Kedy was to marry
Captain Freeman’s daughter, Margaret.
The above poster/brochure was developed in the 1920s to entice tourism
and development. It gives a good view of the Kedy Mill complex and the old
bridge with its sharp turns- coming from town, left to Chester and Halifax,
right to Oakland. The Schnare shipyard can be seen in front of the churches,
and the Burgoyne yard is out of site, around the turn in the Oakland Road.
T. G. Nicol’s Power Plants
• T.G. Nicol was one of the town’s most extraordinary and wealthiest citizens.
He was a pioneer of hydro-electric power and had eight plants built
around the province.
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