Margaree Salmon Museum — Attraction in North East Margaree

My parents are from the Margarees, long-tail families as my mother always said. She grew up by the Forks and Dad went to school in the building now the museum. Us 5 kids went from the U.S. with our own families and Dad in tow and we went to the Salmon Museum! It was awesome history for us and our Dad! Salmon was a big thing, and fly fishing, and as kids, we all swam in the river down by my Aunt & Uncle's near Tompkins Road (family name). My one brother got a salmon before we left! It took every day up there, but he got one the night before we left. My father's sister in the states had (afterwards) shown us a picture of herself, my father (her brother) and their younger siblings in the school house, now museum, when they lived in Big Brook. My mother's father was a salmon guide at the McDaniel pool and we were thrilled to see pictures of him at the museum. He was also in WWI and WWII with numerous medals including either a Bronze or Silver Star, Purple heart - a very impressive amount of awards for his service and bravery. My Dad recognized people everywhere we went or they recognized him, even at the museum. That was 2005. He left home in 1960 with my mother to the U.S. Us 5 kids are still in touch with our family up there and we stayed last at Lake O'Law. We hope to be back in summer 2021. The museum is a wonderful place to visit, and any descendants...

We were passing through the area as part of our Cabot Trail adventure and saw this on the map near the Dancing Goat where we got lunch so decided to check it out. We don’t fish but still found the museum quite informative and interesting. We had no idea how many variations of lures existed or the breadth of equipment used in the sport. It was fun to learn about something that is part of the regional identity. We tried to go see salmon swimming up the river after visiting the museum but had no luck. Definitely recommend checking...

We found this place accidentally. It was one of the coolest places ever. Not only was the staff knowledgable, friendly and kind. They made it a pleasure to visit and knew everything about every display and item in there. Clearly they loved their job and preserving the local history of the area. I was very impressed. I am not sure why they are not on Trip Advisor or in local "things to do" well...