"Granite and Fossils" is a compilation of informatioin about Cortes Island fossils created by Christian Gronau for the Cortes Island Museum in 2002 and updated in 2016 and 2023. It has been digitized as Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Christian Gronau studied palaeontology and geology in Germany. He came to Canada in 1972 and
worked in the mining sector in the N.W.T. (among other places), where he met Aileen.
Christian and Aileen (C&A) moved together to Cortes Island in 1978, where they lived for 34 years on a
water-access-only property, without hydro or telephone (Swamp’s Edge), supporting themselves as beach-
only shellfish farmers (Last Farm Oysters). Throughout, C&A have been avid naturalists, continuing this
tradition from their present home at the south-end of Cortes Island (Tanglebank).
Scope and Content
"Granite and Fossils" is a compilation of informatioin about Cortes Island fossils created by Christian Gronau for the Cortes Island Museum in 2002 and updated in 2016 and 2023. It has been digitized as Volume 1 and Volume 2.
Photograph labelled on the back as "Nick Manson, Jack Manson with Ruff (?) thinking of his next meal." The photo depicts Jack Manson holding his rifle beside Nick and the dog, and a deer stretched out over a barrel.
Photograph labelled on the back as "Nick Manson, Jack Manson with Ruff (?) thinking of his next meal." The photo depicts Jack Manson holding his rifle beside Nick and the dog, and a deer stretched out over a barrel.
Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".
Photograph of a cougar looming large in front of the Manson's Landing school. Captioned "This was shot at the had of the Manson's Lagoon and brought up to the school for the children to see".
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