▁locally ▁as ▁the ▁Black ▁B anks . ▁ ▁A part ▁from ▁the ▁Black ▁B anks , ▁the ▁Sand ▁Hills , ▁and ▁most ▁other ▁islands , ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁surrounding ▁the ▁bay ▁is ▁largely ▁devoted ▁to ▁int ensive ▁agricult ure . ▁ ▁Al ber ton ▁Har bour ▁is ▁a ▁northern ▁lo be ▁of ▁C asc um pec ▁Bay , ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁bay ▁by ▁O ult ons ▁Island . ▁ ▁Al ber ton ▁Har bour ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁passage ▁into ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁between ▁the ▁north ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Sand ▁Hills ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁extreme ▁of ▁K ild are ▁Point , ▁a ▁sand ▁sp it ▁that ▁direct s ▁the ▁K ild are ▁River ▁into ▁the ▁har bour ▁instead ▁of ▁into ▁the ▁g ulf . ▁ ▁The ▁passage ▁made ▁Al ber ton ▁Har bour ▁an ▁attract ive ▁shelter ▁during ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁sail ing ▁and ▁encourag ed ▁local ▁se af aring ▁settlement s . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁Al ber ton ▁Har bour ▁opposite ▁the ▁passage ▁is ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Al ber ton ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁Also ▁on ▁the ▁har bour ▁is ▁North port , ▁a ▁fish ing ▁village ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁Al ber ton ▁with ▁about ▁ 2 5 0 ▁residents . ▁ ▁These ▁are ▁the ▁only ▁two ▁incorpor ated ▁settlement s ▁near ▁C asc um pec ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Name ▁origin ▁The ▁name ▁C asc um pec ▁origin ated ▁as ▁the ▁Mi ' k