Kekerten
Kekerten Park was a highly used whaling station during the 1850s and 1860s. Located 50 km from Pangnirtung within Cumberland sound, the island was used as a whaling station soon after it was charted by Scottish whaler William Penny in 1840. A number of artifacts remain as part of the whaling station including the foundation of three storehouses built in 1857 by Scottish whalers, large cast-iron pots, once used for rendering whale oil, and restored tent frames and rings.
During 2010 work at Kekerten Park saw the removal of all existing fourteen interpretive signs (many of which were damaged), the fabrication of new signage pedestals, and the renovation of the HBC Blubber Station Boathouse. During 2011, twenty two new interpretive signs will be fabricated and installed in the park. These include 8 new panels that directly relate to the reconstruction of the Scottish Whaling Station completed in 2008.
