Waiatt Bay

Waiatt Bay (50˚16'00" 125˚15'00" NE side of Quadra I, N of Campbell R). This bay, with its rich marine resources, was an important First Nation habitation site, both for the Klahoose (Coast Salish) people and for the Lekwiltok (Kwakwaka’wakw), who controlled the area in later years. An old portage trail crosses Quadra from the bay to Small Inlet. There are fine examples on Waiatt Bay of what are known today as “clam gardens,” an early form of aquaculture in which clam beds were seeded...

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