Peggy's Cove is one of the most beautiful places in Canada. You will feel as close to the ocean as it could ever be possible. Enjoy the beauty, the ruggedness, the salt, the spray and the simple richness of all that nature has to offer. Tourists have been visiting this tiny little place for a long time. I remember my first visit as a young teenager with who else, my Aunt Peggy. I remember thinking that this was really cool that the cove was named after my aunt.
No one is 100% sure where the name, Peggy's Cove, came from but there is lots of Nova Scotia folklore about it. It could simply be taken from the bay itself, St. Margaret's Bay. As you probably know, Peggy is a nickname for Margaret.
But there are more interesting stories than this! Legend says that the name came from a young woman (some say it was a little girl) who was rescued from a shipwreck along the coast. She could not remember her name so a nearby family adopted her.
If you are in Halifax take highway 102 south off of Bayers Road, then exit 1A onto highway 103 west and then another exit onto highway 333. You should see signs. Highway 333 is actually Prospect Road. This will take you directly to Peggy's Cove.
If you are in the Mahone Bay area take highway 103 east towards Halifax. You should see an exit for highway 213 south near Upper Tantallon. Once on the 213 turn right at St. Margaret's Bay Road then left on Peggys Cove Road (this is actually the 333). Once again, you should see signs for your destination.
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