Dr Sara Spike (she/her) is a cultural historian of rural communities and coastal environments in Atlantic Canada. She is an instructor in the History Department at Dalhousie University and a member of the Executive Committee of NiCHE (the Network in Canadian History & Environment). She lives in rural Nova Scotia, part of Mi'kma'ki , the unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq. Her research uses a range of unconventional perspectives to explore the historical worlds of rural Canadians, illuminating and recuperating overlooked aspects of rural culture and knowledge. She is currently writing a book about the history of fog in Atlantic Canada, which explores how the perpetual presence of fog has shaped life and culture in this coastal region, offering a new entry point into histories of science, settler colonialism, seafaring, and daily life.

In this episode, recorded in June 2021 and guest curated by the Network in Canadian History & Environment | Nouvelle initiative Canadienne en histoire de l'environnement, Sara reads from ‘The Closing Down of Summer’ by Alistair MacLeod.