Wedgeport is an unincorporated place in the Municipality of the District of Argyle in Southern Nova Scotia, Canada.
[1] Wedgeport was settled in 1767 by returning Acadians who had been deported to the Boston area.
In the 20th century, many famous Americans and Canadians traveled here due to large amounts of tuna in the area, including Babe Ruth, President Franklin Roosevelt, Kate Smith, Gene Tunney, Amelia Earhart, Ernest Hemingway, Jean Béliveau, Ethel du Pont, Thomas Gifford, Michael Lerner, Zane Grey and Tony Hulman.
[5] In 1937, the International Tuna Cup Match began with the participation of 28 different countries.
The 13th annual Wedgeport Tuna Tournament & Festival took place in August 2016.