Michael vander Putten had to be the bearer of bad news one day when a visitor came looking for directions from the Cole Harbour, N.S., resident.
The visitor had travelled well off the beaten path to end up in the tiny Guysborough County community, far from his intended destination.
“It was getting late in the day and that person had to turn around and go all the way back to Halifax, which was, from here, 300 kilometres. So yeah, that was an eye-opener for him,” said vander Putten.
He’s lived in the lesser-known Cole Harbour for around 35 years. The 70-year-old, his wife and
