Margaree Forks in Inverness County, Nova Scotia — The Atlantic Provinces (North America)

The Margaree-Lake Ainslie River System

Le Réseau Fluvial Margaree-Lac Ainslie

— The Canadian Heritage Rivers System / Le Réseau de rivières du patrimoine canadien —

The Margaree-Lake Ainslie River System Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 4, 2014

1. The Margaree-Lake Ainslie River System Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

English:
The Margaree-Lake Ainslie River System, the largest on Cape Breton Island, includes the Margaree River, the Northeast and Southwest Margaree Rivers, and Lake Ainslie. From its origins in the Cape Breton Highlands, it rushes through steep river gorges and meanders by farmlands and villages on its route to the sea. Renowned for is scenery, its Atlantic salmon and trout angling heritage and traditional gaspereau fishery, designation as a Canadian Heritage River is testimony to the significance of the Margaree-Lake Ainslie System as a national treasure and to the stewardship of the people of the Margaree.

French:
Le réseau fluvial Margaret-Lac Ainslie, le plus long sur l’ile Cap-Breton, comprend la rivière Margaree, les rivières Margaree du Nord-Est et du Sud-Ouest et lac Ainslie. À partier de sa source dans les Hautes-Terres du Cap-Breton, la rivière descend impétueusement vers des gorges profondes en suivant un cours sinueux; elle traverse des terres agricoles et plusieurs villages avant de se jeter dans la mer. Renommée pour ses abords pittoresques, elle demeure un endroit

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idéal pour la pêche à la truite et au saumon de l’Atlantique, sans oublier la pêche traditionnelle au gaspareau. Sa désignation au titre de rivière du patrimoine canadien témoigne de l’importance de réseau fluvial Margaree-lac Ainslie en tant que trésor national et de l’attachement de la population de la region envers la Margaree.

Míkmawísimk (Mi’kmaq):
Sipu Wiaqajk
Sipu’l pemitkl Wiaqajk aq Qospemk Einsli, mawki’k River System Uama’kik, jel wiaqitkl ma’w Sipu Wiaqajk, Oquwatni-wjpn, aq Snusoqtnuk Sipu’l wiaqajk, aq Qospemk Einsli. Weja’tekemk ta’n wejitk oqwatnuk Unama’kik, siawitk etli-ika’taquti’tij we’kayiw ta’n wiki’ti’tij minajuinu’k, ke’sk elitk apaqtuk. Teli-pkije’k wet-nenasik wjit ta’n retuj-wlamu’k, ta’n etli-kwitamaluj plamu’k, atoqwa’su’k aq i’-tli-mketo’j kaspalaq, mu wiskue’nukw tepkisa’tasin wjit Canadian Heritage River kekinua’tekek teli-komite’tasik Wiaqajk aq Lake Einslie’l Sipu’l aq ta’n tel-miki-kio’tmi’tij L’nu’k aq Wiaqajkewaq.

Gaelic:
Abhainn Mhargaraidh
Tha Abhainn Mhargaraidh agus Lock Ainslie ‘nan abrainn agus loch ’s mótha an eagar a chéile agheibher an eilean Cheap Breatainn. Tha a dhà dhiubh seo a’ toirt asteach Abhain Mhargaraidh, Abhainn Mhargaidh an Ear-thuath, Abhainn Mhargaraidh an lar-dheas agus Loch Ainslie

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, July 4, 2014

2. The Margaree-Lake Ainslie River System Marker

fhéin. ’S ann á Aonaichean Cheap Breatainn gu h-árd a theàrnas Abhainn Mhargaraidh gu brai o bun. Air a arthad gu cuan, tha i a’ falbh sios ‘na roid tro bhealaichean casa gus an tig siubhal lùbach, socair oirre agus i a’ dol seachad air bailtean beaga agus fearann treabhta. Tha Abhainn Mhargaraidh cliùmhor air a bòidhchead agus air dualchas iasagach-siaite bhradan is bhreac, maille ri nós iasgaireachd a’ ghasprà a bhith aice. Tha a sònrachadh mar Abhainn Oighreachd Chanada ‘na theisteanas an dà chuid air luach coimhearsnachd Abhainn Mhargaraidh - Loch Ainslie a bhith na h-ionmhas nàseanta agus air stiùbhardach a bhithmdèante oirre aig muinntir Mhargaraidh.

Erected 1998 by The Canadian Heritage Rivers System / Le Réseau de rivières du patrimoine canadien.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 46° 20.026′ N, 61° 5.813′ W. Marker is in Margaree Forks, Nova Scotia, in Inverness County. Marker is on Cabot Trail close to Nova Scotia Route 19, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7962 Cabot Trail, Margaree Forks NS B0E 2A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 23 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Margaree River (here, next to this marker); Dr. Moses Coady and Father Jimmy Tompkins

The Margaree River image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Wikipedia

3. The Margaree River

(a few steps from this marker); Belle Côte War Memorial (approx. 12.3 kilometers away); St. Joseph du Moine War Memorial (approx. 21.7 kilometers away); Founders of the Parish of St-Joseph du Moine (approx. 21.8 kilometers away).

More about this marker. This marker is located near the Library/Information Center.

Also see . . . Margaree River - Wikipedia. During the 18th century, Acadians settled along the coast near the mouth of the river; the French name for this river was St. Marguerite. Scottish Highlanders began to settle in the Margaree Valley at the beginning of the 19th century. (Submitted on January 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 399 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.