"White head" redirects here. For the village in County Durham, England, see White-le-Head. For other uses, see Whitehead.

White Head Island is located east of Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. In 2011 the island had a population of 162. White Head Island was governed as a local service district[1] prior to the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform.

For approximately four hours surrounding low tide, the island can be reached on-foot from Grand Manan walking across sandbars and ledges through shallow water.[5]

Its economy is based largely around aquaculture and fishing.[6]

The island has a two-classroom elementary school, and from Grade 7 onward students take a ferry to Grand Manan Community School.

Coastal Transport Limited operates the free year-round William Frankland car ferry between White Head and Grand Manan.[7]

Until 2022 the community had a small general store.

There is a Baptist church on the island that was completed in 1981. However, there are records of a religious house in use until 1928, when the second of three churches was dedicated.[8]

There are 5km of paved roads circling the northern half of the island, while the southern portion has only gravel roads that are less accessible.[9]

  • White Head elementary school August, 2016
    White Head elementary school August, 2016
  • White Head Post Office
    White Head Post Office
  • The car ferry William Frankland at Ingalls Head
    The car ferry William Frankland at Ingalls Head

References

  1. ^ a b "White Head, New Brunswick. Census Profile". 2011 Census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  2. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern New Brunswick". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  4. ^ Long Point, NB Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 23 March 2017
  5. ^ Lorimer, John G. "History of Islands and Islets in the Bay of Fundy, Charlotte County, New Brunswick", Archive.org copy, 1876
  6. ^ "...things to do while on Grand Manan". ambleinncottages.com/. September 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
  7. ^ "White Head Schedule". Coastal Transport. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. ^ "White Head Baptist Church". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  9. ^ https://www.hikingnb.ca/Trails/FundyWest/GrandManan/WhiteHead.html


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