page_title: Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: A pier with some ropes at Peggy's Cove, Canada
context_page_description: Peggy's Cove is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St. Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia's Halifax Regional Municipality, which is the site of Peggys Point Lighthouse.
context_section_description: From its inception, the community's economy revolved around fishery. However, tourism began to overtake fishing in economic importance following the Second World War. Today, Peggy's Cove is a major tourist attraction, although its inhabitants still fish for lobster, and the community maintains a rustic undeveloped appearance. The regional municipality and the provincial government have strict land-use regulations in the vicinity of Peggy's Cove, with most property development being prohibited. Similarly there are restrictions on who can live in the community to prevent inflation of property values for year-round residents.
  The historic Carpenter Gothic style St. John's Anglican Church, the only church in Peggy's Cove, is a municipally designated heritage site.
  The first public art gallery, tea-room, and gift shop was opened in a shack in Peggy's Cove in 1937.
caption: Cove ropes and rigging
exif: {}