Lake Milo (Nova Scotia)

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Lake Milo is a community and freshwater lake straddling North End Yarmouth and Dayton, Nova Scotia, Canada.

History

The lake was named after George Milo Dutcher from the United States. Dutcher was a temperance worker who was invited to Yarmouth In the 1870s for a series of lectures on the evils of alcohol and to induce the Yarmouth people to sign a temperance pledge. He actually had two lakes named after him: Lake George from which the town gets its water, and Lake Milo in North End, Yarmouth, which is used for recreation and sport. The Native name for the Milo and surrounding area was "Kespoogwit" which means "Land's End."

Present day

Lake Milo is home to a boathouse with supervised swimming and canoe rentals in the summer. It also houses a boat launch which is open all year round. The Lake itself is about 20 feet deep in the middle and about 150 ft wide. [http://www.grassroutes.com/yarmouth/villages/milo/index.htm]

External links

* [http://www.grassroutes.com/yarmouth/villages/milo/index.htm Lake Milo information]