WHELPLEY COVE is a favorite anchorage, more because of its convenience and protection than its beauty. It can usually be reached as a first-night layover for boats bound upriver from Saint John, and it is the only true anchorage along the entire stretch of Long Reach—a fact that did not escape early settlers. The cove is protected by a high landmass to the west and by Cantons Island the to the east. The west shore was the site of the first European settlement in New Brunswick, and the island was the site of the first religious services held along the Saint John River, in 1611.
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Its beauty is marred somewhat by several buildings on its west shore and a gravel parking lot for the active camp on the island.
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Approaches. Pass the small retreat community of Beulah Camp and follow the green spars north between the west shore and Cantons Island.
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Anchorages, Moorings. The usual anchorage is in the cove in the west shore. Avoid the underwater cables that lie north of the sandy canoe spit on Cantons. Otherwise, anchor anywhere, in about 10 feet in good mud. Some bottom grass grows nearer the shore, so be sure your hook is well set.
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