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Aspotogan Peninsula

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Secret Spots On The Aspotogan Peninsula

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Shark spotted off Aspotogan Peninsula

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Aspotogan Peninsula

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Brian counter clockwise on the aspotogan peninsula.

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The Pointe at Aspotogan

The Aspotogan Peninsula is a peninsula in the eastern part of Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, separating St. Margarets Bay in the east from Mahone Bay in the west. The peninsula was originally settled by second generation French immigrants on the east side and by second generation German immigrants on the west side. Traditionally fishing was a major industry for communities throughout the peninsula, however other primary industries such as farming and forestry were historically important as well. Shipping and shipbuilding were secondary and tertiary industries that also came into prominence during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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