The area in and around the Margaree River is a delight, consisting of the Margaree River with innumerable branches

The Margaree River is a Heritage River on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia. It is famous as trout river and Atlantic salmon.

I remember one time we stayed in the Margaree Valley a few years ago and met a man who came here just for trout fishing. He came from Ireland.  He said this river is known internationally as a fine place to fish.

Cape Breton was originally inhabited by Mi’kmaq people whose lifestyle involved

Fishing and hunting. It was an ocean-centric lifestyle and as a result were likely the first people to encounter European sailors and fishermen in the St. Lawrence estuary. It is believed that John Cabot visited the island in 1497, but their maps were of such poor quality it is apparently difficult to determine. Yet, as we all know the Cabot Trail is name after Cabot. It is also believed that the Portuguese under João Álvares Fagundes likely started a colony here for purposes of fishing in the 1520s. it is believed 200 settlers lived in a village there near Ingonish on the north eastern peninsula of the island, where we spent this night.