Arisaig, Nova Scotia

Arisaig is a small village in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Arisaig is located on the north coast of eastern mainland Nova Scotia, on the Northumberland Strait, and is connected to the town of Antigonish to the SE and to New Glasgow to the West by NS Route 245, the "Sunrise Trail".

The community was founded ca. 1785 by Scottish immigrants who named it after their home, Arisaig, on the west coast of Scotland.

Arisaig features a wharf from where lobster and other seafood are fished. It also features a Roman Catholic church dedicated to St. Margaret of Scotland. The present church was constructed in 1878 and the parish itself was established in 1792. Two cairns are situated in the community - one near the wharf marking the approximate site of the original log cabin church, and a second near the present church commemorating the centennial of its construction.

Arisaig Park, which borders on the Northumberland Strait, features significant fossil deposits.

Nearby communities include Doctor's Brook, Malignant Cove, Knoydart, and McArras Brook.

External links

* [http://museum.gov.ns.ca/fossils/sites/arisaig/ Nova Scotia Museum: Arisaig Fossils and Geology]
* [http://www.sunrisetrail.ca/places/Arisaig.htm Sunrise Trail Tourism Site Entry]
* [http://www.destination-ns.com/common/places.asp?PlaceID=127 Destinations Nova Scotia, (great aerial photo)]