(East) Lake Ainslie / Glenmore (Brook) / Trout River
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  • Glenmore (Brook)
  • Lake Ainslie
  • Trout River

3338 STRATHLORNE SCOTSVILLE RD
Scotsville, Nova Scotia
B0E 3E0


Nova Scotia Tourism Region : Cape Breton Island

Description From Owner:
  • Named for Maj.-Gen. Ainslie, Lt.-Gov. of Cape Breton Island from 1816-20. Hugh McMillan from Fort William, Scotland, settled in 1806.
  • Glenmore (Brook): Donald MacMillan and John Ban McKinnon from the Isle of Muck, Scotland, received grants here in 1847 and 1873 respectively.
  • Lake Ainslie: The freshwater lake is about 20 km long and its width ranges from 3 to 5 km. The South West Margaree River begins at the NE corner of the lake at Scotsville and empties into the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
  • When Scottish settlers began moving here in the 1820s, the Catholics settled on the W side of the lake and Protestants settled on the E side.
  • Some bald eagles nest around the lake which was named for George Robert Ainslie, Lt.-Gov of Nova Scotia 1816-20.
  • East Lake Ainslie: From 1784 to 1820, Cape Breton Island existed as a colony separate from Nova Scotia. Its last Lt.-Gov. was George Robert Ainslie (1776-1839).
  • He had an undistinguished career in the British army and colonial service and did not hold the residents of Cape Breton in high esteem.
  • He described the Loyalist settlers as 'a set of deceitful, unprincipled aliens imbued with Yankee qualities,' and 'the refuse of three kingdoms.'
  • The quarrelling that characterized his administration of the colony contributed to its unification to the mainland. He bestowed his surname on what was first known as L Marguerite, the largest freshwater lake in the province.
  • Trout River: One of the first settlers was Hugh McMillan from Fort William, Scotland, who came here in 1821.
  • With permission from 'Nova Scotia Place Names' David E. Scott 2015


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