Have you ever wondered how certain land features are named? Sometimes it is obvious, for example, if it is named after its shape or a person who lived there, but other times it can be quite mysterious. Today’s diary excerpt provides us with a little bit of insight into how a place can receive its name.

At the time of Valentine Gill’s survey of Shubenacadie Grand Lake, much of the Nova Scotian hinterland was undeveloped and did not have permanent settlements.