Learn. Explore. Discover.
Visit the Margaree Salmon Museum, nestled along the word-famous Cabot Trail, this historical angling gem will please seasoned-anglers and novices alike.
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Come and take a glimpse into the Margaree area's rich angling heritage.
Discover what the Margaree area has to offer visitors of all ages.
Visit Cape Breton Island’s #1 rated specialty museum.
The Margaree Salmon Museum is dedicated to the history and preservation of the stories of the world renowned Margaree River including those of the peoples, the salmon, the angling community and the conservation of this designated Canadian Heritage River.
From time immemorial, the Mi’kmaq came to Sipu Wiaqajk, the Margaree-Lake Ainslie Watershed, as part of their seasonal encampments across Unama’ki (Cape Breton Island). In the early 1900’s, salmon angling emerged and continues to be a popular recreational activity today. Fishers from near and far, whose stories of the “big one” are told and retold with the singular passion of dedicated fly fishers, return to the Margaree year after year, and often over several generations.
This historical gem connects the people of the area to its natural resources and highlights their contribution to the history of the famed Atlantic Salmon.
At the Margaree Salmon Museum, you can explore one of North America’s largest collection of historical angling artifacts. Our exclusive collections consist of flies, lines, reels, rods, pictures, stories and more.
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. The Mi’kmaq have lived on and cared for these lands and these waters for thousands of years and continue to do so. Together we live, learn, work and play here. We are all Treaty people.
Plamu – Mi'kmaq Culture : Tradition
Learn about the significance of the Atlantic salmon amongst Mi’kmaq culture and tradition.
