The Shag Harbour UFO Incident
Check details below for Shag Harbour UFO Festival
August 5 & 6, 2011
Speakers: Stan Friedman and Don Ledger
Photo-Don Ledger
October 7, 1967
Photo Don Ledger
Shag Harbour is between Cape Sable Island and Woods Harbour at left end of line above. For some reason it isn't shown on this provincial map.
From Yarmouth take Highway 103 south to Pubnico. Turn off and follw signs to Lower east Pubnico and continue on to Shag Harbour. You will travel through a few communities, usually along the coast, such as Lower east Pubnico, Upper Woods harbour, Woods harbour and Lower Woods Harbour-Shag Harbour is the next community east from Lr. Woods harbour.The distance is about 30 miles (50 kilometers) from Yarmouth to Shag Harbour.
From Halifax/Dartmouth take highway 103 to Barringtom Passage. Turn onto Highway No. 3 and follow that for about 15 miles through Barrington Passage, past Cape Sable Island to Shag Harbour. This route is the most history filled where Shag Harbour Is concerned because of it's association with the Shag Harbour UFO Incident. The RCMP was/is based in Barrington and cape Sable island is te location of Clark's Harbour from which the Coast Guard Cutter 101 was deployed to the incident site on the evening of October 4, 1967.
Shag Harbour Incident Festival 2011
Aug. 5th- Centre opens at 9am
-During the day meet special guests World Famous UFO Researchers and Authors Don Ledger and Stanton T. Friedman.
- 9:00 am Museum Center in Shag Harbour opens for the day.
- 9:30 am Washers Tournamnet, $10.00 per team. Register at Center.
-10am Barbecue - Face Painting with Sue
- Toonie Jars
- TBA Boat Tours-register at Center.
-11:00 am hear a local witnesses LaurieWickens and Morman Smith share their memories of the Incident. $10.00
- 12:00 am Lunch Break
- 1:00 pm Stanton T. Friedman Lecture - $10.00
- 2:00 pm Games - Frog Leaping Contests. Register your frog at the museum.
- 3pm visit the centre for a snack or a coffee
- #:15 mpm Children'd parade-theme (space).
- Authors will be on hand during the day to sign autographs or answer questions at their table at Centre.
-Supper break Why not try Captain Wayne’s Café or Wood’s Harbour Pizza.
-7pm A Evening of Entertainment. $5.00
Aug. 6th- 9:00 Centre opens for the day
-9:00 am (This time is likely a bit early-perhaps more like 10:00 am) “All About UFO’s” - Stanton T. Friedman and Don Ledger. This will last to around 1pm
Stanton T. Friedman
– Lunch Chowders, Refreshments, sandwiches and desert will be included in price -$25.00 per person.
- 2:30 Malcolm Ross Memorial Cup Boat Races. Barbecue, souvenirs, 50/50 draw.
For more info please feel free to email: Cindy Nickerson. Tickets can be purchased at the Centre or by writing to Shag Harbour Incident Society, Box 13, Shag Harbour, B0W3B0.
The museum is open each year from June until September and is being upgraded as funding provides. It is supported by a group of dedicated volunteer workers of the Shag Harbour UFO Incident Society. Besodes promoting the Shag Harbour Incident the society is hoping to increase tourisnm in this area to help ally the problems with a declining fishery.
Your visits and contributions are greatly appreciated.
To date this museum has been visited an an annual basis by approximately 2,500 people each year. These people come from all over North America , England, France, Germany, the Neatherlands, Australia and the Scandanavian countries.
The people in this area are extremely friendly and helpful.
Photo Credit - Rebecca Kendrick
For further details contact
Cindy Nickerson
Updated July 10, 2011