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The couple said they couldn't remove the cap from the bottle, so they ended up shattering the glass -- only to learn moisture had erased much of the message from the paper inside.
"I guess about 75% of the note was illegible," Roy Huntley told The Journal-Pioneer newspaper.
The Huntleys said the author's name and address were among the pieces of writing that ended up erased from the paper, but they were able to make out "P.E.I." for Prince Edward Island, a Canadian province more than 1,200 miles away.
"It's been on a journey," Ann Huntley said of the bottle.
The couple said they are hoping the author of the message will come forward to fill in the blanks.
"There's somebody up there who's wondering what happened to their note, I'll bet," Roy Huntley said.
Another message in a bottle launched from Canada was found earlier this month on a beach in Ireland. The message, written by a girl named Kaya, was thrown into the ocean by her uncle off the coast of Newfoundland.
Kaya's message was found by Sharon and Michael Cox on Traigh Eais beach, on the Isle of Barra, about 2,000 miles away.