Lake Milo, Nova Scotia

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Lake Milo is a freshwater lake located in North End Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. The lake was named after a man from the United States named George Milo Dutcher. In the 1870s Mr. Dutcher was a temperance worker who was invited to Yarmouth for a series of lectures on the evils of alcohol and to induce the Yarmouth people to sign a pledge. He must have made quite an impression because he actually had two lakes named after him: Lake George from which the town gets its water, and Lake Milo in North End, Yarmouth, which is used for recreatioal use and sport. The Native name for the Milo and surrounding area was "Kespoogwit" which means, "Land's End." The Lake itself is about 20 feet deep in the middle and about 150 ft wide, making it a safe spot for recreational activities for all ages.[1]