Cape Breton Memories Margaree and Beyond

<p class=ql-align-center>A Lifetime of Summer Joy</p><p>In this heartfelt memoir retired biology professor and historian of the natural sciences <strong>Joel Schwartz</strong> reflects on a lifetime shaped by one remarkable place: <strong>Margaree Valley on Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia</strong>.</p><p></p><p>As a boy Joel first traveled there with his parents and sister-and from that summer forward he could never quite stay away. Over the decades he returned: as a son a husband a father a grandfather and always as a seeker of wonder.</p><p></p><p>Readers will be transported by the beauty and charm of Cape Breton: its welcoming people its vibrant traditions of music and art and the world-renowned Margaree River where salmon run and memories are made. Here on the shores of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Joel discovered both solace and inspiration-a constant force throughout his life.</p><p></p><p>A celebration of memory place and the ties that bind us this memoir invites you to experience Cape Breton not just as a destination but as a home for the heart.</p>