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  • And they're off - the LYC fleet heads out of Prince's Inlet on the MICA Canada Day 2009 race around the Mahone Islands. Despite cloud, cold, and light winds there was a turn out of 9 boats from the Club with their intrepid skippers facing the elements
  • Poohsticks - skippered by Graham Mann and owned by Dr. Colin Mann
  • Awesome - owned and skippered by Ron Whynacht of Herman's Island
  • Arronta - owned and skippered by Bryan Palfreyman of Martin's River.
  • Pelagic - skippered byMark DeVries
  • Vitamin Z - crew scramble on deck, owned and skippered by Michael Ernst
  • Red Sox - the family of Phil Gow hoists the spinnaker in light winds
  • The catamaran Spirit with her spinnaker full of wind, skippered by John Wynacht and owned by John Franklin of Herman's Island
  • Other participating boats - Rumblefish, skippered by Steve Covey and Maad Ma, skippered by Elliott Demone, owned by Michael O'Connor.
  • LYC club staff celebrate in true Canada Day style!!!
  • LYC club staff celebrate in true Canada Day style!!!
  • The Annual General Meeting of MICA was held at the Lunenburg Yacht Club on June 8th. Tom MacDonald of Conserve Nova Scotia made a highly informative presentation on the impact of climate change and rising sea levels specific to the Mahone Bay area.
  • Kayakers enjoy the still water and scenic beauty of Long Island. Along with Centre, Dry and Snipe, Long Island was donated to the Province by a private group - the Long Island Preservation Society. It is located just off Heckman's Island between Sacrifice and Chockle Cap.
  • For the enjoyment and convenience of island visitors, the MICA Stewardship Committee placed picnic tables on the following islands in July 2009: Andrews, Backman's, Covey, Masons, Long and Sacrifice. Thanks to the Nova Scotia Community College for building the tables. This shows great cooperation between the MICA organization and the community. Congratulations to all.
  • Above is a typical summer day at Backman's Island - boats of all sizes at anchor or moored, families and friends picnicing or swimming. Long considered one of the jewels in the Crown of all the Mahone islands, Backman's was brought back into the public domain in 2007 with extensive support from the community, MICA members and specifically the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources.
  • The north side of Mason's Island with its sheltered anchorage and sandy beach is shown here as an ideal spot for sailors, boaters and kayakers. Thanks to the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg for enabling the public to enjoy this pristine part of the Bay.
  • Thanks to the efforts of MICA's Stewardship Committee, there is now located on the Mahone Bay town wharf, a detailed map of those islands in the Bay that are available for public use. This informative poster provides a brief history as well as guidelines for use of the islands. It also serves to highlight the realization of MICA's mission regarding the islands. Thanks to Mathew Ernst for the graphics; ABCO for the frame and the Town of Mahone Bay for permission of the installation.
  • On a clear evening Tuesday, September 15th, 2009, members of the MICA Board of Directors hosted Councillors from the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg on a cruise around the Mahone Bay Islands as far as Sacrifice Island and those brought into the public domain by MICA. The 3 hour cruise on board Risky Business, captained by Chris Banfield showed the islands at their pristine best. In the photo L. to R. Councillors Wade Carver, John Veinot, Lee Nauss, MICA Directors Sherrill Harrison, Sherry Swinamer, Councillor Milton Countway, MICA Director Bryan Palfreyman. Also on board was MICA Chariman, John Meisner. Photo by John Meisner, Chair, MICA Board of Directors
  • The Lunenburg Seafood Festival continues to be a great venue for a MICA Membership drive. Saturday, September 12th was a successful day with membership renewals, new memberships and several donations. Shown are Janice Ernst, Janet Meisner and Sherrill Harrison, Chair, Membership Committee. Thanks to all volunteers who gave up their time to man the Booth.
  • The Clean-up Gang on Sacrifice Island. Bryan Palfreyman, Chair and crew from the Stewardship Committee did a massive cleanup of Sacrifice Island on Saturday, September 12, 2009. Thanks also go to: ABCO for providing the boat and transportation, Peter Darnell of the Indian Point Mussel farm whose barge helped remove the debris and transported it to Mahone Bay, to BMI Ltd for disposal and to the Town of Mahone Bay for its permission to use the town wharf.
News & Updates
July 30, 2010

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MICA Happy Hour at LYC
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Open bar & hors d'oeuvres
June 25, 2010, 6-7pm

Canada Day MICA Race
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All sailing classes of boats welcome
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July 1, 2010

8th Annual Gala Dinner
and Auction Fundraiser will
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October 29, 2010

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