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Spencer's Island Beach

Spencers Island, Cumberland County · B0M 1S0

A quiet drive-up Fundy beach by the Spencers Island lighthouse, birthplace of the Mary Celeste, with old bottle glass among the rocks.

About Spencer's Island Beach

A rocky beach on the Minas Channel with a small picnic park and the 1904 lighthouse right beside it. Spencers Island was a busy shipbuilding port in the 1800s, which is why collectors expect older bottle glass here.

Sea glass at Spencer's Island Beach

Whites, greens and browns, with rare cobalt and the occasional red reported. Go at low tide or after a storm, watch your footing and keep an eye on the fast Fundy tide.

Visiting Spencer's Island Beach

Getting there
Turn onto Spencers Beach Road after crossing the marsh on Route 209 (Fundy Geopark).
Safety
Check the tide times before you go and head out on a falling tide, so you're never cut off. Keep away from the bottom of cliffs, wear sturdy shoes on rocks, and only take sea glass and other man-made rubbish: pebbles, sand and shells should stay on the beach.
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      Last updated 24 October 2026

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