 The island was named after Norah Carruthers, the late wife of Bruce Carruthers, who owned the island for 32 years.Bruce Carruthers donated the island to the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust in the summer of 2007.Since then, many members of the KLCOA have donated money to the Land Trust's Endowment Fund to maintain the cost of preserving the natural habitat of the island.