The Fundy Islands, also known as the Fundy Isles, is a term given to a group of Canadian islands in the Bay of Fundy along the southwestern coast of New Brunswick, Canada, in the provincial county of Charlotte. The weather is more moderate than the rest of New Brunswick, with a milder winter with less snow, earlier spring, longer autumn and a later cooler summer. [1]
There are over 25 islands within this group including the West Isles. Some of the larger islands are inhabited year-round while some of the smaller islands may have seasonal residents.
The largest of the islands is Grand Manan with the second and third largest islands being Campobello Island and Deer Island respectively. Deer Island shares its coastline with not only the Bay of Fundy, but also Passamaquoddy Bay to its north. Smaller islands exist along each of the larger islands as well as within Passamaquoddy Bay and along the New Brunswick mainland. Some of these islands include White Head Island (situated off Grand Manan's southeast coast), Macs Island and Pendelton Island (both situated between Deer Island and the New Brunswick mainland), Minister's Island and Hospital Island (situated in Passamaquoddy Bay).
Historian Joshua Smith has noted the prevalence of smuggling based on the islands, noting “the more government forces attempted to halt unregulated trade, the more apparent it became to locals that the state was an unwelcomed and alien force”. [2]
