The Tignish Lobster Trap Tree of Hope

Photos courtesy of Town of Tignish Ruby Arsenault is very proud of the Tignish, Prince Edward Island lobster trap tree. “When you drive by it’s like the tree of hope,” she said in an interview. The first lobster trap Christmas tree was erected in 2018. “We lost two individuals in the fall fishing (season) so it went up that Christmas in memory of them and all other fishermen lost at sea,” said Arsenault. Another tree was built last Christmas in memory of another ...