The last thing you’d expect to see in Nanaimo, while driving down Hammond Bay Road in
the city’s northern sprawl, is an island full of shacks. Yet there it is, just past the
waterfront mansions, next to a scenic park named Pipers Lagoon. The island, which is
accessible at low tide, contains at least a dozen brightly-coloured wooden shacks.
Although shuttered none seem to be quite abandoned, they seem to be sitting there,
waiting for whoever comes along next.

Their actual history is somewhat muddled; however most seem to agree that the shacks
were there during the 1930s, probably constructed by fishermen, who used them as a
stop-over spot during the long row between town and some of the prime fishing areas.
Now they have become favourite subjects for artists and photographers, and a lucky
few, who are descendants of the islands original owners, use them as treasured summer
cabins. ~ various websites (as requested, see colour shots of the island below)

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