Island Views
Rollo Bay
Rollo Bay
Title: St. Alexis Roman Catholic Church, Rollo Bay (2002)
Artist: Morag Weatherston (Gainer)
Image Size: 4 1/4” x 5 3/4” (10.8 x 14.6 cm)
Description: Watercolor painting. Matted to fit a standard 8” x 10” frame.
Morag Weatherston studied art at Edinburgh College of Art (1964-68) in Scotland, specializing in mural design and tapestry weaving. Following school emigrated to Canada. For a time, she taught art in New Brunswick, before relocating to Prince Edward Island in 1991.
St. Alexis Roman Catholic Church in Rollo Bay was built in the 1930s. Declining attendance forced it to close in 2015.
Rollo Bay, previously Rollo's Bay or Lord Rollo's Bay, is named after Andrew Rollo, 5th Lord Rollo, who was a Scottish army commander in Canada and Dominica during the Seven Years' War. Earlier names were Havre a Mathieu and Anse-a-Matieu. These were after Turin Mathieu , who had a family of ten near East Point in 1752.