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The ferry to tancook from Chester, near Halifax, takes the visitor to a world where there are no paved roads, no police, and no need for either. The i(...)
The ferry to tancook from Chester, near Halifax, takes the visitor to a world where there are no paved roads, no police, and no need for either. The i(...)

The ferry to tancook from Chester, near Halifax, takes the visitor to a world where there are no paved roads, no police, and no need for either. The i(...)

Date7/9/1971
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  • The ferry to tancook from Chester, near Halifax, takes the visitor to a world where there are no paved roads, no police, and no need for either. The i(...)
  • The ferry to tancook from Chester; near Halifax; takes the visitor to a world where there are no paved roads; no police; and no need for either. The islands; Big and Little Tancook; are famous for their sauerkraut and just about everyone on the island has a garden filled with cabbages in the summertime.
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Original Toronto Star caption: The ferry to tancook from Chester; near Halifax; takes the visitor to a world where there are no paved roads; no police; and no need for either. The islands; Big and Little Tancook; are famous for their sauerkraut and just about everyone on the island has a garden filled with cabbages in the summertime.
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