 In 1999, a plaque in her honour was installed near the location of her house in the Petit Parc on the Annapolis Royal waterfront, part of the Mathieu da Coast heritage trail.In May 2015, Rose Fortune's first name was bestowed upon the new ferry, the to operate between Digby, Nova Scotia and Saint John, New Brunswick.Fortune was named a National Historic Person on January 12, 2018.