Celebrating the Acadians Aug 15, 2020

Celebrating the Acadians

In honor of Canada"s National Acadian Day, we"re on the shores of New Brunswick as the ocean recedes to reveal the Bay of Fundy"s massive intertidal zone. The tide is a big deal at the bay—more than five times bigger than in most places. Typical tides around the world have a range of 3 to 6 feet, but these waters drop as far as 50 feet from high to low tide.

© Jamie Roach/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Aug 15, 2018Best. Holiday. Ever.
Aug 15, 2019It’s surströmming time
Aug 15, 2021Swim city
Aug 15, 2022Indian Independence Day
Aug 15, 2023Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
Aug 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng Cave, Vietnam
Aug 15, 2025Spotted eagle rays in the Galápagos Islands

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 2, 2022Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
Aug 12, 2025World Elephant Day
Dec 16, 2018Holidays in the Venetian Lagoon
Sep 28, 2018Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
Jun 12, 2019A big birthday for Big Bend
Aug 23, 2019Harvest time in the Palouse
Aug 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Dec 18, 2023Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
May 9, 2018Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
May 13, 2023World Migratory Bird Day
Sep 29, 2022World of WearableArt Awards
Nov 12, 2024Arches National Park anniversary
Mar 29, 2025Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Aug 1, 2021Welcome to Scotland s garden
Mar 26, 2018The Unfinished Obelisk near Aswan, Egypt
Jun 10, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida
Nov 30, 2020A water loch-ed castle
Jan 10, 2025Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
Jul 25, 2025Colorful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
Jun 3, 2023National Trails Day
Aug 25, 2019A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
Mar 4, 2018Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
Nov 21, 2023Gray seal pup, Norfolk, England
Jan 20, 2019It’s Penguin Awareness Day
May 31, 2019Mysterious prairie mounds abound
Aug 1, 2018Don’t look down
Nov 2, 2018Celebrating Native American Heritage Month
Mar 2, 2020And to think that I saw it in Cappadocia
Jun 12, 2020Big sky at Big Bend
May 16, 2018National Love a Tree Day