Merigomish Harbor’s rich mapping history reflects its importance as both a fishing hub and a sheltered harbour. Comparing this historical chart with current digital nautical charts can reveal how coastal processes and human structures have reshaped the harbor over the past century. The 1842 Merigomish Harbor Map drawn by Jos. S. Latimer depicts both coastal outlines and underwater topography, designed to assist mariners entering and navigating Merigomish Harbor.
Rocky Patch is located in Merigomish Harbour just east of Point Betty on Olding Island.
Point Betty is located at the east end of Olding Island, protruding out into Merigomish Harbour. The area is characterized by its natural and marine landscape, important for both recreational boating and local wildlife, and especially birds that frequenting the islands sandbars.
French Point is located at the mouth of the French River, along the east side, across from Burying Ground Point. It is referenced as French Head on the Crown Land Grant map.
Burying Ground Point is located at the mouth of the French River, along the west side, across from French Point.
Warrior Reef is a low-lying shoal feature situated in Merigomish Harbour, lying between Big Merigomish Island and Olding Island. Like many of the harbour’s reefs and shoals, Warrior Reef reflects the complex glacial and tidal processes that shaped the coastline in Pictou County.
Dulse Rocks is located just off of Olding Island in Merigomish Harbour.
Olding Island, is a large island located in the sheltered waters of Merigomish Harbour. The island is also sometimes referred to as Point Betty Island. The island belongs to a coastal landscape long used by Indigenous peoples and later by settlers who fished, foraged, and navigated these waters.