This website is devoted to the
history of Big Carriboo Island, now known as Caribou Island. The
island lies in Northumberland Strait in the Gulf of Saint
Lawrence, at latitude 45º 45.21' North and longitude 62º 43.26' West. It is part of
Pictou County, Nova
Scotia. What accounts for the "Carriboo" spelling you ask?
The answer was not clear in 1877, when an early Pictou historian
wrote: "Such is the spelling now commonly adopted, though the
name of the animal is generally spelled Caribou." See A History of the County of Pictou Nova
Scotia, by the Rev. George Patterson, D.D. (1877), page
11. The quaint "Carriboo" persisted into the 1960s.
The website is a work in progress. The author seeks information concerning the history of the island and its people. Click here to leave him a message: Contact Author
The website is a work in progress. The author seeks information concerning the history of the island and its people. Click here to leave him a message: Contact Author
Carriboo
Island Census Data 1817-1911
Carriboo Island Cemetery
Carriboo Island Land Transactions 1809-1915 Updated March 7, 2006
Crown Land Grants for Carriboo Island 1810-1873 New as of June 4, 2006
Maps and Views of Carriboo Island
Old Photographs of Carriboo Island
New Photographs of Caribou Island
Artwork Associated with Caribou Island
A Brief History of the Stonehouse McKenzie Family
Carriboo Island Cemetery
Carriboo Island Land Transactions 1809-1915 Updated March 7, 2006
Crown Land Grants for Carriboo Island 1810-1873 New as of June 4, 2006
Maps and Views of Carriboo Island
Old Photographs of Carriboo Island
New Photographs of Caribou Island
Artwork Associated with Caribou Island
A Brief History of the Stonehouse McKenzie Family