“The plan was to use the little settlement as a source of ready coal for their mighty fortress in Louisburg. They named the spot the “Baie de Glace”—the “Bay of Ice”—because they found that the harbour froze over completely every winter. By the mid 1940s, Glace Bay, as it became known, had grown into the most heavily populated town in the entire country of Canada. It was a town of coal miners—born storytellers—who told tales of dark deeds that took place in the shadows of the tunnels. Many have ...these stories have since been lost, but one tale the coal miners of Glace Bay will never forget is the story about a boy named Randy and his daddy’s deal with the Devil. Randy’s Daddy Randy’s daddy was a coal miner, picked and culled from a long seam of mining men, none of whom knew the meaning of the word “quit.” The men had to be built that way. Coal mining was hard, dangerous work and most coal miners died far too young.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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