Editorial

For the second February ever, The Barnacle is here with more hyperlocal Lunenburg County stories to keep you connected and entertained.

In the last twelve months, The Barnacle has published over 230 stories online and in print with the help of over 40 volunteer illustrators, writers and editors. As much as we know the numbers don’t matter for us to feel accomplished with our little operation, it is wild to put the whole year into perspective.

We're so grateful for our volunteers, patrons and readers – you! – as we celebrate one year since our inception. Find out what we've got in store for December.

We’ve rounded up a comprehensive list of holiday happenings in Lunenburg County for you to pin up on your fridge. When you put them all together, you realize how lucky we are to have enough creators, artists and makers in our area to fill markets every weekend from now until the wrapping season wraps up.

We’re entering the season in Lunenburg County where fisherman’s sweaters are pulled…

For those who are prone to melancholy in the post-summer silence, The Barnacle is here to remind you that Lunenburg County is a great place to be all year round.

Check out everything the Barnacle has got for August – stories on cricket, climate, Queer Pride and more.

We’re all so excited to kick off summer with our music-focused July issue, as we at the Barnacle have a keen passion for the arts.

I can’t believe we are already halfway through 2023, and with this…

Locals continue to stop us in cafes, bars, and on the street to give feedback on a story we covered, or to let us know how easy/difficult they found Carley’s latest crossword. It’s this sense of passionate local engagement that powers the Lunenburg Barnacle.

We’re only at Vol 1. No. 3 and are still figuring out the direction of our work, but from now on, all activities associated with the creation and distribution of this publication are under The Lunenburg Barnacle Publishing Cooperative Limited.