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N.S. communities light up Christmas trees made of lobster traps
A uniquely Maritime holiday tradition is back across the region. Christmas trees made out of lobster traps have begun to pop up again across Nova Scotia. The first tree of this kind appears to have been built in Gloucester, Mass., in the early 2000s. In Nova Scotia, one of the first trap trees created was in Barrington in 2009. Since then, other communities have started to put up their own trees. Catherine Falconer of Toney River in Pictou County said she began putting up lobster tree traps in that community to mark a year after her son, Nick, died in November 2019 at the age of 24. more, >>CLICK TO READ<< 06:42
