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The Lobster Plug Story in West Pubnico

 
A personal fishing license from 1920.
91 of 102 		Réal d'Entremont hauling a wooden lobster trap.
92 of 102 		Wooden lobster traps, were gradually replaced by wire traps throughout the mid to late 1980's.
93 of 102 		Modern boats preparing for a new lobster season at the Dennis Point wharf in Lower West Pubnico.
94 of 102 		A jumbo lobster that weighed 18 pounds and was caught by a local fisherman on Brown's Bank.
95 of 102 		The Acadians have used wooden pegs as far back as the 1600's.
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Small wooden plugs were used by coblers before nails or glue, to keep the soles of shoes together.
97 of 102 		An old boot that is held together with wooden pegs.
98 of 102 		Large wooden pegs were used to hold the main beams together in many barns and houses.
99 of 102 		Réal d'Entremont making lobster plugs at the 'Musée acadien' in 2003.
100 of 102 		There are several types and sizes of lobster bands and they come in a variety of colors.
101 of 102 		The tiny village of West Pubnico is located on the southern tip of Nova Scotia, Canada.
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