Two RV Gypsies at the Fishermen's Monument in Nova Scotia, Canada

history book William Edward deGarthe was born in Helsinki, Finland. He emigrated to Canada in 1926, moved to Halifax in 1945, and eventually settled permanently in the beautiful village of Peggy’s Cove in 1955. He was a painter and sculptor, his artistic work devoted to maritime subjects after his move to Peggy’s Cove. His “Fisherman’s Monument” was sculpted out of a 100 foot granite face of rock below his home. It depicts thirty-two fishermen and their wives and children enveloped in the wings of a guardian angel. The sculpture and his home (now a museum to his work) were donated to the province of Nova Scotia after his death. It is a beautiful piece of art –meant to honor both the living and those lost at sea.


Below is a Menu for the adventures of the two RV Gypsies in Nova Scotia. These may be viewed in any order you choose.

Entering Nova Scotia and campgrounds	Swissair Flight III Memorial
Peggy's Cove	The Fishermen's Monument (this page)
Cape Breton Highlands National Park	Cheticamp and Margaree

After you have viewed all SIX of the above, please continue on to the next adventure of the two RV Gypsies visiting family in Connecticut



William Edward deGarthe was born in Helsinki, Finland. He emigrated to Canada in 1926, moved to Halifax in 1945, and eventually settled permanently in the beautiful village of Peggy’s Cove in 1955. He was a painter and sculptor, his artistic work devoted to maritime subjects after his move to Peggy’s Cove. His “Fisherman’s Monument” was sculpted out of a 100 foot granite face of rock below his home. It depicts thirty-two fishermen and their wives and children enveloped in the wings of a guardian angel. The sculpture and his home (now a museum to his work) were donated to the province of Nova Scotia after his death. It is a beautiful piece of art –meant to honor both the living and those lost at sea.