1.0Spacing Atlantichttps://spacing.ca/atlanticJulia Grummitthttps://spacing.ca/atlantic/author/juliagrummitt/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vhSld60Eek"><a href="https://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/12/05/the-daily-sea/">The Daily Sea: Georges Island</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/atlantic/2009/12/05/the-daily-sea/embed/#?secret=vhSld60Eek" width="600" height="338" title="“The Daily Sea: Georges Island” — Spacing Atlantic" data-secret="vhSld60Eek" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Georges Island is the largest island located entirely within the limits of the Halifax Harbour. Not currently open to the public, Parks Canada plans to open the National Historic Site to visitors within the next 3 to 5 years (2012-2014).http://spacing.ca/network/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/IMG_06511-600x375.jpg