Qospemk

Qospemk, “at the lake,” is a Mi'kmaw name for Lake Ainslie on Cape Breton Island. Wooded hills surround the fresh water, which drains north through the Southwest Margaree River. The Mi'kmaq used the lake and river system for food, travel and exchange, following the waterway toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The lake forms part of a broad interior route through Unama'ki, linking the island's uplands with its western coast.