Ballantyne's Cove is a community in Antigonish County

Antigonish County, Nova Scotia

Antigonish County, Nova Scotia is a county in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It is located in northern Nova Scotia on the Northumberland Strait and its county seat is the town of Antigonish.-History:...

 Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

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, Canada

Canada

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 named for one of its early settlers, David Ballantyne, who settled in the area around 1810.

Ballantyne's Cove, Cape George

Cape George, Nova Scotia

Cape George is a headland and community of the same name located Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada.It defines the northwestern limit of St. George's Bay....

 and Livingstone's Cove encompass the area locally designated as "The Cape."

Ballantyne's Cove has a port that hosts a 40 slip marina (a principal trading point for Japanese merchants looking for sushi-grade tuna) and the Ballantyne's Cove Tuna Interpretive Centre.