Starbucks Atlantic Canada mug: Discovery Series

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Starbucks Discovery Series Atlantic Canada mug with a lobster, a lobster trap and a golfer around the words ATLANTIC CANADA — Front view · numbered markers match the list below Show markers

The Atlantic Canada mug from Starbucks' Discovery Series sets the name in pale green over a dark green circle, with a lobster, a lobster trap, a golfer and green fields. A lighthouse, a fiddle, a moose and a row of houses fill the other sides.

Series: Discovery Series
Place: Atlantic Canada
Type: Mug
Released: Not confirmed
Capacity: 14 fl ozstandard mug size
SKU: Not confirmed

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The morning part of Elephant Rock fell into the Bay of Fundy

On the morning of Monday, 14 March 2016, the tide went out at Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick, and a piece of Elephant Rock came down. Park officials said roughly 100 to 200 tonnes of rock fell, closing off a passageway where visitors used to walk ^[1]. Elephant Rock appears on New Brunswick's Medicare card ^[2]. The park's website had warned that spring is a volatile time for the formations, when temperatures rise and the nights stay cold ^[3]. Kevin Snair, the park's supervisor of interpretive services, called the loss "sad and humbling," and also "very exciting": the whole park, he said, is formed by exactly this action ^[4]. The stacks carry whimsical names, among them Elephant, Bear, Dinosaur, ET and Mother-in-Law ^[5]. The fir-topped rock stacks standing in shallow water on the back of the mug (13) may be the Hopewell Rocks.

The mug does not label its drawings, so connecting this one to the story is our reading.

What's on the mug

1
Lettering
ATLANTIC CANADA in pale green capitals on two lines over a dark green circle.
2
Lobster
A blue-and-green lobster with raised claws sits at the lower left of the circle.
3
Lobster trap
A yellow lattice lobster trap with a dark crab inside hangs at the upper left.
4
Golfer
A golfer in a yellow top follows through on a swing at the right of the circle.
5
Fields and river
Green fields, a winding river, a mountain and two hikers sit under a rising sun at the top of the circle.
6
Pale brick building
A tall pale brick building stands on dark rocks at the lower right.
7
Lighthouse Side view
A black-and-white lighthouse stands on a rocky point at the left of the side.
8
Fiddle Side view
A yellow fiddle stands upright beside the lighthouse.
9
Fisherman Side view
A fisherman in yellow oilskins hauls a lobster trap, with a barrel of fish at his feet.
10
Houses on a hillside Side view
Clapboard houses sit on a green hillside above a small rowboat.
11
STARBUCKS wordmark Back view
The vertical STARBUCKS wordmark runs beside the handle on this side.
12
Pouring jug Back view
A green jug pours a dark stream onto a stack of golden rounds.
13
Sea stacks Back view
Rock stacks topped with fir trees stand in shallow water at the left of the back.
14
Row of houses Back view
A row of three tall houses in teal, yellow and green stands at the right of the back.
15
Moose Back view
A dark teal moose with large antlers walks through tall grass.

The three photos together cover most of the outside of the mug. The area behind the handle is out of view.

Collector notes

Discovery Series also has Canada, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta mugs on our checklists; this one is lettered ATLANTIC CANADA on two lines.
The lobster and the golfer are on the front, the lighthouse, the fisherman and the fiddle on the side, and the moose and the row of houses on the back.

Before you buy

The three photos cover most of the outside of the mug, but the area behind the handle is out of view. Starbucks also made an Atlantic Canada mug in the Been There series, so check that this one is from Discovery Series, lettered ATLANTIC CANADA on two lines.