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Bay View Hotel built in 1885, 8187 Highway 1, Clare, NS (2026)

12/25/2025

Merry Xmass to all. The hotel opened its gifts today. A 1800s pump organ and coal stove.

12/06/2025

Now have a portrait of the original builder/owner. George German, born in 1813, constructed the Bay View Hotel in 1870, subsequent to selling the Royal Hotel across the street in 1869; he passed away in 1906.
And present owner Greg Burgess hanging in the entrance way. Thanks to ai putting us together and dressing me lol.

12/05/2025

The front room is almost done. Hope it does justice to its heritage. Had some help from ai visitors.

10/31/2025

Wishing Meteghan fishermen a Happy Halloween may the winds die down and you remain protected

10/26/2025

I'm learning about wallpaper. Photograph is of water based wallpaper in the Bay View hotel dating back to the 1800s

This is a superb example of a Late 19th-Century Arts and Crafts Movement block-printed wallpaper with a dense, naturalistic design.
Here is a detailed description of its elements and technique:
1. Design and Aesthetic
* Style: The pattern is characteristic of the Arts and Crafts movement (c. 1880–1920), which championed handmade quality and stylized, dense floral and foliage patterns. Designers like William Morris frequently used such motifs.
* Motif: The design is a stylized floral and foliage repeat.
* Main Element: The dominant feature is a heavy, deeply-lobed leaf that strongly resembles the acanthus leaf or a stylized tulip/vine leaf, which was a common motif in Morris's work and classical ornament. These large leaves create a powerful, undulating vertical movement.
* Secondary Elements: Smaller, delicate clusters of five-petaled flowers (such as pimpernel, a flower used by Morris in his famous "Pimpernel" design) are nestled between the larger leaves. Thin, curling tendrils and smaller leaves fill the remaining negative space.
* Composition: The pattern is very dense and complex (a hallmark of the style), creating an immersive, interwoven layer of nature that "encloses and envelops" the room, as was intended for Arts and Crafts interiors. The design deliberately masks the repeat to create a "satisfying mystery".
* Colorway: The paper uses a striking, limited palette of colors, applied in flat layers:
* Ground: A strong, medium-to-deep blue background.
* Foliage: Pale, warm grey or cream makes up the mass of the large leaves and small flowers.
* Highlights/Details: A thin white or very light cream is used for veining, outlines, and the finest stems, creating contrast and definition.
2. Evidence of Block Printing Technique
The visible characteristics align with traditional hand-block printing using water-based distemper:
* Thick, Opaque Color: The large areas of cream/grey color appear to be opaque and applied thickly, sitting slightly on top of the paper, which is typical of distemper (water-based) pigments pressed from a block.
* Subtle Irregularity (Misregistration): Close inspection of the printed areas, particularly where the colors meet or where the pattern repeats vertically (visible near the center seam in the first image), would likely reveal slight misalignments or overlaps where the different color blocks were manually stamped. Hand-block printed paper allows for "random and beautiful imperfections".
* Visible Paper Seam: The distinct vertical line near the center of the first image is a paste seam where two lengths of the paper meet, which would be covered during installation.

10/26/2025

A Ghastly Greeting from Bay View Hotel
Trick or treat!
From the beautifully haunting halls and misty coastal views of the Bay View Hotel, we wish you a Happy Halloween!
May your evening be filled with spooky delights, sweet treasures, and nothing but wonderful frights. We hope your night is wickedly fun and filled with a little bit of coastal charm.
See you on the other side!
— The Team at Bay View Hotel
Greg Burgess and Donna Doucette