Aspotogan () is a small

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

community in the

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

province of

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, located on its east coast. It is one of the three Maritime Canada, Maritime provinces and Population of Canada by province and territory, most populous province in Atlan ...

, located in the Chester Municipal District on the

Aspotogan Peninsula The Aspotogan Peninsula () is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, separating St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The peninsula was originally settled by second generation French immigrants on ...

. There is a public wharf in Aspotogan Harbour. Aspotogan is at the head of Aspotogan Harbour, which gets its name from the

Mi'kmaq The Mi'kmaq (also ''Mi'gmaq'', ''Lnu'', ''Mi'kmaw'' or ''Mi'gmaw''; ; , and formerly Micmac) are an Indigenous group of people of the Northeastern Woodlands, native to the areas of Canada's Atlantic Provinces, primarily Nova Scotia, New Bru ...

''Ashmutogun'' or ''Ukpudeskakun'' meaning "block the passageway" or "where the seals go in and out".

Transportation

Aspotogan is on the

Lighthouse Route The Lighthouse Route is a scenic roadway in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It follows the province's South Shore (Nova Scotia), South Shore for from Halifax Urban Area, Halifax to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth. List of highways Number ...

(

Nova Scotia Route 329 Route 329 is a collector road in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in Lunenburg County and connects East River at Trunk 3 with Hubbards at Trunk 3. It runs around the perimeter of the Aspotogan Peninsula. Communities *E ...

References

External links

Aspotogan on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia {{LunenburgNS-geo-stub