Conover Cove


Conover Cove (48˚56'00" 123˚33'00" SW side of Wallace I, NE of Saltspring I, Gulf Is). Photographer David B Conover (1919–83) and his first wife, Jeanne, purchased Wallace I for $18,000 in 1946, after his discharge from the US Army, and together built a rustic summer resort there. David, from LA, wrote several books about his Gulf Is experiences and also about his role in the “discovery” of actress Marilyn Monroe and his friendship with her (he had been commissioned in 1945 by his CO,...

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