Ingonish

Ingonish is a popular tourist destination in Victoria County, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.

[2] In 1854, local farmers plowing a field found an Acadian chapel bell, upon which was inscribed: Pour la paroisse d’Inganiche jai ete nommee par Jean Decarette et par Francois Uril, parrain et marrain Le Josse Huet de St. Malo m’a faite.

L’an 1729.An 1885 English translation reads: For the parish of Ingonish I have been named by John Decarette and Francis Urail, Godfather and Godmother.

[2] According to an official report sent to the Board of Trade in 1749 by Captain Smith, commander of the guard ship at Canso, there were 48 schooners and 393 shallops fishing the grounds off Ingonish.

The area is now prone to large rainstorms, and sometimes major flooding two to three times per year, usually in the months of February, August, and November.

Primarily from October to April, Ingonish is also prone to intense nor'easters – mid-latitude cyclones that approach from the U.S. Northeastern and New England states, bringing high winds and heavy precipitation, especially snowfall.