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Saint Paul Trading Company

Dive Centre Center (English)

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  • Accommodation for Divers
  • PADI
  • Vacation Holiday Scuba Diving
  • Wreck Diving
Company description Discover the unspoiled and majestic coastline along the rugged north coast of Cape Breton Island from our dive base located in Dingwall on the scenic Cabot Trail. This particular part of Cape Breton is steeped in a rich and mysterious history. Between the tip of Cape North and the coastal community of Ingonish lie the remains of over two hundred shipwrecks and 14 miles off the coast is St. Paul Island with over 350 recorded shipwrecks.
Cape Breton Island is located at the extreme north east end of Nova Scotia on the rugged coast of eastern Canada. The island is 110 miles in length and roughly 87 miles across at its widest point. The whole of the island with the exception of the northwest coast, is in indented by deep bays and inlets often terminating in excellent harbours. The summer months from June to September provide the best window of opportunity for scuba diving and searching for shipwrecks.
It was on the morning of June 24, 1497 that John Cabot and his son Sabastian Cabot landed on the beach in the shadow of Sugar Loaf Mountain in Aspy Bay and called the island ``prima terra vista``. There is evidence that the Portuguese explorer Fagundes arrived in 1521 and attempted to settle Ingonish and St. Annes Bay. However old records recently unearthed in Spain now show that the Basque actualy crossed the Atlantic Ocean in pursuit of whales and discovered the lucrative fishing grounds of the Grand Banks. It is also believed that they also discovered and named the island of Cape Breton and they even penetrated the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 100 years before Columbus discovered America.
But the history of Cape Breton goes back much further than that. In fact over 900 years ago (that we know about at this time) there were other inhabatants over those years that included the Maritime Archaic Indians, the Vikings, the Mic maqh Indians and possibly others. According to certain ancient Icelandic manuscripts, or Saga (as they are called) the whole of the eastern coast of America from Greenland to Nantucket, was discovered by Norweigan rovers in the tenth century, soon after the settlement of Iceland and Greenland. The country called Helluland, or Slateland in the Saga, was evidently Newfoundland; that called Markland or Woodland, was Nova Scotia and Cape Breton.
It is stated in the Saga that frequent voyages were made during the eleventh and twelfth centuries to various parts of the newly-discovered countries and that in 1347, a vessel returning from Markland with a cargo of wood was wrecked on the coast of Iceland. As Cape Breton is the nearest land to Iceland which produces any wood, it is reasonable to conclude, if the Saga are worthy of credit, that the island was well known and visited by the Norsemen at least 600 years ago. There is a great deal of research that records English, French, Spanish and Portugese ships exploring and even attempting to settle parts of Cape Breton Island throughout the 15th, 16th and 17th Century. Some even wrecked here. With a history dating back over one thousand years, Cape Breton Island is one of the oldest and most historical parts of the world and historians speculate there may be in excess of 1000 ships wrecked on Cape Breton Island alone.
One of the earliest recorded shipwrecks (that we know of at this time) to occur on Cape Breton Island was the 70 ton English warship the Chancewell which wrecked on June 23, 1597. Historians and scholars have narrowed the suspected site of this wreck down to two possible areas: St. Anns Bay or possibly near Ingonish. To date it has never been found and while not a treasure ship, its historical significance is of paramount importance.
Cape North and Aspy Bay
The St. Paul Island Trading Company
The St. Paul Island Trading Company is a privately owned and operated seasonal Stat Aquarium, Museum and an Interpretation Center, it is operated in conjunction and in part by the St. Paul Island Historical Society. Admission is free but an appointment and or reservation is required as the museum is only open and available to the general public by request or by appointment only.
We have in our possession a vast collection of rare, out of print documents, research material, articles, books, charts, underwater and surface video footage and hundreds of photographs pertaining to the history of St. Paul Island and Cape Breton shipwrecks. Part of our exhibit includes a unique collection of antique diving equipment that dates from the early 1900`s and is directly related to the history of Cape Breton Island. We also have several models of tall ships that were hand made by very prominent Nova Scotians.
Location description: The St. Paul Island Trading Company
Mission Statement
The St. Paul Island Trading Company is dedicated to documenting and preserving the history of St. Paul Island and fully supports the St. Paul Island Historical Society.
The St. Paul Island Trading Company is dedicated to documenting and preserving shipwrecks by promoting continuing education, awareness and sustainable scuba tourism opportunities. We support the PADI ``Respect Our Wrecks`` program.
The St. Paul Island Trading Company is dedicated to assisting, documenting and preserving lighthouses and coastal communities in Nova Scotia through consultation, education, awareness and in developing new marine and scuba tourism initiatives.
The St. Paul Island Trading Company supports the Coastal Community Network and the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society, their programs and initiatives.
The St. Paul Island Trading Company is dedicated to documenting and preserving the history of deep sea diving and the history of scuba diving in Nova Scotia. We support the Nova Scotia Scuba Association, its mission statement, its programs and initiatives.

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Based in Cape Breton, with information on instruction, equipment rental and charter rates, newsletter, and contact details.

Contact information:

Street Address:
P.O. Box 258
599 Main Road,
Nova Scotia
Dingwall
Nova Scotia
Canada
B0C 1G0
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 00-00 till 00-00
Local time:  GMT - 4 Caracas, La Paz
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