{"id":2298,"date":"2018-02-02T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T03:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/?p=2298"},"modified":"2024-01-28T23:10:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T02:10:29","slug":"2298","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/?p=2298","title":{"rendered":"Spruce Hill Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spruce Hill Lake, Halifax<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2299\" style=\"width: 3992px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3992\" height=\"2242\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007.jpg 3992w, https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007-326x183.jpg 326w, https:\/\/seenovascotia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/SpruceHillLakeWinter_0007-700x393.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3992px) 100vw, 3992px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the top of Long Lake Park is Spruce Hill lake, this was also once part of Halifax Water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--Ads3--><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Spruce Hill lake is a fairly large lake with an old dam on the east side of the lake there is a small old road leading from Old Sambro road in Harrietsfield to the dam, with there are a few islands in the lake which would be great to explore in a kayak or canoe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flat area on the dam is a popular fishing spot and would make a great place to picnic, I&#8217;d imagine one of those islands would also make a great picnic area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spruce Hill Lake Winter2018\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hjLtdGMoqW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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