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| Sue, Deborah and Less |
We have neighbors at the
campgrounds from British Columbia and Prince Edwards Island; Les, his wife
Deborah and her cousin Sue. A delightful
trio and we enjoyed talking with them.
They are headed the same direction we are around southern NS. Sue said to look her up when we reach Prince Edwards Island.
Just as we were packing up and
getting ready to hit the trail I notice the four German couples had just pulled
in. It’s interesting to see how you
catch up with each other from time to time.
Speaking of catching up…Les,
Deborah and Sue left about an hour before us and when we reached Liverpool we
stopped at the Hank Snow Museum and Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. They
were just getting ready to go “I’m
Moving On” as one of Hanks song
is titled.
The old Liverpool railroad
station was turned into a museum for the hometown boy who would sleep there at
night to escape an abusive home life. Born
Clarence Eugene Snow he was known by the locals as Jack but changed his name to
Hank because it sounded more western.
Once Hank's music career took off
he moved to Tennessee. Hank was instrumental in getting Elvis Presley’s career
started. Hank’s son Jimmy and Elvis were
old friends. One of Hank's closest
friends was Ernest Tubb, who helped Hank reach one of his
biggest goals, getting on the Grand Ole Opry.
He was also friend with Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
Hank had five closets of lavish costumes and always had a stunning stage presence.
In his career he wrote over 130 songs and performed over 500 different
songs.
I just had to see this as I grew
up on country music. Hank Snow was one
of my favorites.
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| Hank and Min's costumes |
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| Hanks tour bus sat ready to go until he passed away |
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| Hand and wife Min |
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| Hank died Dec. 20, 1999 |
We continued down the coast to
Hunts Point and stayed at the Fisherman's Cove Campgrounds. The boat is a replica of the boats made by
the campground owner Dave. The name "Our
Dreem" was the first letter of each of the five children, oldest to youngest. Dave is the oldest.
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