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Arisaig, Nova Scotia
Arisaig is a small village in Antigonish County, 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.
There is a government wharf and recently rebuilt lighthouse situated
at Arisaig Harbour. The local 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.
