Malegomichk: "A Place of Many Coves"

protected harbour and rich marine resources supported significant settlement in Merigomish Harbour, Nova Scotia. Shell midden sites in the area contained a wide range of stone, well-preserved bone and antler fishing implements, and the remains of mammals, birds, fish and shellfish.

In 1913 and 1914, W.J. Wintemberg and H.I. Smith conducted some of the earliest archaeological work in Canada at sites in Merigomish Harbour. They located eighteen middens in the harbour. Sheltered bays on southern slopes and islands were preferred sites for human habitation.