Blomidon

Blomidon, Kings County — The Mi’kmaq called this place "Glooscap's week" (i.e. Glooscap's home). The Mi’kmaq name as given by Dr. Rand was "Owkogegechk", meaning dogwood grove. The name "Blomidon" is said by most authorities to have been given to the place by the Portuguese. The Mi’kmaq name for the cape was "Tlekteok" meaning a hand-spike. Navigators in old times used to call the cape "Blow-me-down".