Port Hood Island, Nova Scotia

Port Hood Island is a small island located in the eastern part of the Northumberland Strait, immediately adjacent to the west coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is named after the Cape Breton Island village of Port Hood which it directly faces.

Related Topics:
Northumberland Strait - Cape Breton Island - Nova Scotia - Canada - Port Hood

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Interestingly, the island was originally settled by Protestants Loyalists, giving contrast to the Catholic majority in the Port Hood area. In the 1950s Port Hood Island had approximately 28 families, mostly fishermen and small lot farmers, along with a one-room school which handled grades 1-8/9, after which students boarded in Port Hood and attended Port Hood Academy. The island church enjoyed the services of the Port Hood minister who also served Mabou.

Related Topics:
Loyalists - 1950s - Mabou

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Currently the island is only lived on during the summer months, with about half the residents having no prior connections to the area. The last permanment resident died in the summer of 2003.

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