Discover Cape Breton Island - Nova Scotia
Discover Cape Breton Island - Nova Scotia
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<strong>Discover</strong> <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> <strong>Island</strong><br />
Near Pleasent Bay<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> <strong>Island</strong><br />
Brace yourself because you are about to be blown away.<br />
From the highlands soaring above the Cabot Trail to the<br />
sun rising over the waters of the Bras d’Or Lakes to the<br />
splendour of the Margaree Valley’s incomparable salmon<br />
rivers, there’s a heart-stopping view around almost every<br />
corner of this fabled place. And natural beauty is simply<br />
the backdrop to the vacation experience of a lifetime that<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> offers up. The Cabot Trail, one of the world’s<br />
most scenic drives, takes you from the charm of Baddeck<br />
(Nirvana for sailors, paddlers, and arts & crafts-seeking<br />
shoppers) through the Highlands to the Acadian village<br />
of Chéticamp. Eagles, whales, seals and moose keep you<br />
company along the way. As for the golf, well, just mention<br />
the Fabulous Four and watch your fellow golfer’s eyes well<br />
up with envy. History lives at the Fortress of Louisbourg,<br />
the largest reconstruction of its kind in North America,<br />
and the Celtic heritage of the island is in full swing at the<br />
Highland Village Museum, the Gaelic College and<br />
Highland Village. Then there's the music – <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> is<br />
where many of the world’s finest Celtic musicians come<br />
from, and they sure do like to party. One visit to <strong>Cape</strong><br />
<strong>Breton</strong> and you’ll understand why it was named the #1<br />
island in continental North America to visit by Travel and<br />
Leisure Magazine.<br />
Port Hood<br />
Canso Causeway<br />
Canso Causeway<br />
Ceilidh<br />
Trail<br />
19<br />
Port Hastings<br />
Port<br />
Hawkesbury<br />
Inverness<br />
Mabou<br />
Whycocomagh<br />
Judique<br />
105<br />
4<br />
Arichat<br />
Lake<br />
Ainslie<br />
Ferry<br />
Bras d’Or<br />
Lake<br />
Margaree<br />
Harbour<br />
St. Peters<br />
Iona<br />
Cabot<br />
Trail<br />
Cabot<br />
Trail<br />
Bras d’Or Lakes<br />
Scenic Drive<br />
Johnstown<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> Highlands<br />
National Park<br />
Cheticamp<br />
St. Ann’s<br />
Baddeck<br />
105<br />
4<br />
Big Pond<br />
Fleur-de-lis<br />
Trail<br />
Indian<br />
Brook<br />
Ferry<br />
Ferry<br />
Englishtown<br />
North Sydney<br />
Marion<br />
Bridge<br />
Mira<br />
Fourchu<br />
162<br />
River<br />
Cabot<br />
Trail<br />
Louisbourg<br />
Meat Cove<br />
Bay St. Lawrence<br />
28<br />
Dingwall<br />
Ingonish<br />
Neil’s<br />
Harbour<br />
Ferry to Port-aux-Basques, Nfld.<br />
Ferry to Port-aux-Basques, Nfld.<br />
Sydney<br />
22<br />
Ferry to Argentia, Nfld.<br />
Ferry to Argentia, Nfld.<br />
Mira<br />
Glace Bay<br />
Fortress of Louisbourg<br />
National Historic Site<br />
Marconi<br />
Trail<br />
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Touring Info<br />
The Ceilidh Trail<br />
For a more in-depth<br />
description about this<br />
region, look for the new<br />
NS Driving Guide at any<br />
Visitor Information<br />
Centre or download<br />
it from novascotia.com<br />
Visitor Information<br />
Centres<br />
Inverness D13, 258-3740<br />
Margaree Forks D14, 7990 Cabot Trail<br />
248-2803<br />
v Port Hastings F13, 96 Highway #4<br />
625-4201<br />
Port Hood E13, 8790 Route 19, 787-2521<br />
v Provincial Visitor<br />
Information Centre<br />
Ceilidh Trail<br />
Most Visitor Information Centres<br />
are open mid-May to mid-October<br />
(subject to change). Call the above<br />
numbers or 1-800-565-0000.<br />
www.cbisland.com<br />
Approx. touring distances<br />
along scenic route:<br />
Port Hastings – Mabou 58 km<br />
Mabou – Dunvegan 31 km<br />
Dunvegan – Margaree Harbour 18 km<br />
Fly Fishing on the Margaree River<br />
<strong>Discover</strong>ing hearty highland greetings<br />
These are legendary lands. Legendary for being the<br />
homeland to generation after generation of world-class<br />
musicians. Legendary for the living Celtic culture that<br />
abounds in these parts. Legendary for the salmon fishing<br />
and for the simply stunning scenery that unfolds before<br />
you at every turn in the road. Legendary for great parties –<br />
although we tend to use the Gaelic word for party – it’s a<br />
bit like a secret password, but read on and we’ll let you in!<br />
Once you cross the causeway and hang a left at Port Hastings<br />
to begin your 100 kilometre (that’s 60 miles for our<br />
Imperial-system friends) journey, you’ll become part of<br />
the legend yourself. Climb the mountains. Swim in the<br />
sparkling waters. Learn to stepdance. Taste the only<br />
single malt whiskey made in Canada. Hike the shores of<br />
breathtaking Lake Ainslie. And when your friends ask<br />
how your vacation was, you can answer with one word:<br />
Legendary.<br />
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Glenora Distillery, Glenville<br />
The Classics<br />
Glenora Distillery, Glenville<br />
www.glenoradistillery.com<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> Celtic Music<br />
Interpretive Centre<br />
Judique, www.celticmusicsite.com<br />
Inverness Miners Museum, Inverness<br />
Inverness County Centre for the Arts<br />
Inverness, www.invernessarts.ca<br />
Inverness Raceway–Harness Racing,<br />
Inverness, www.invernessraceway.net<br />
West Mabou Beach Park, Mabou<br />
www.parks.gov.ns.ca<br />
Red Shoe Pub, Mabou<br />
www.redshoepub.com<br />
5 Don’t Miss Festivals<br />
Ceilidh at Broad Cove<br />
Broad Cove Concert, Inverness, July<br />
www.broadcoveconcert.ca<br />
Kintyre Farm Scottish Concert, Judique<br />
August 1, www.celticmusicsite.com<br />
Celtic Colours International Festival<br />
October 3 – 11, www.celtic-colours.com<br />
Ceilidh Trail<br />
Chestico Days, Port Hood<br />
July 28 – August 3<br />
www.almacinnissportcentre.com<br />
Festival of the Strait, Port Hastings<br />
June 26 – July 1, www.festivalofthestrait.ca<br />
4 Super Photo Op Spots<br />
Dunvegan Beach<br />
Broad Cove Banks Road, Inverness<br />
Port Hood Beach<br />
Mabou Highlands Trail<br />
Did you know?<br />
Ceilidh – pronounced “Kay-lee”– comes<br />
from the Gaelic word for visit or house<br />
party...consider yourself invited to a<br />
foot-stomping good time.<br />
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Red Shoe Pub<br />
4 One-of-a-Kind Gifts<br />
Doug Fraser Art Studio, paintings of light<br />
Inverness, www.dougfraserart.com<br />
Ian Sherman, sculpture in wood and marble<br />
Inverness, www.artcapemabou.com<br />
Suzanne Craig Bioprints, botanical prints<br />
Mabou, www.suzannecraigdesigns.com<br />
Galloping Cows, fine foods<br />
Port Hood, www.gallopingcows.com<br />
Local’s Pick<br />
Ceilidh Trail<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> Celtic Music<br />
Interpretive Centre<br />
Celtic music has been a part of the very soul of Judique<br />
since the day almost 250 years ago when the beauty of<br />
<strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong> inspired Michael mor Macdonald to pen<br />
what is believed to be the first Gaelic song written in<br />
North America. Some of Canada’s most influential and<br />
beloved Celtic musicians have called Judique home,<br />
and the family trees of most of the others can be traced<br />
back this way.<br />
Today Judique is, appropriately, home to the <strong>Cape</strong> <strong>Breton</strong><br />
Celtic Music Interpretive Centre. Here you’ll find the<br />
School of Fiddling, workshops by master musicians, an<br />
in- depth archive, music demonstrations, exhibits, and<br />
an uncommon number of ceilidhs and musical celebrations<br />
taking place. If you listen carefully, you just might<br />
hear the ghost of Michael mor MacDonald humming<br />
his favourite tune.<br />
Inverness Beach Boardwalk<br />
Margaree Harbour<br />
Ceilidh<br />
Trail<br />
Port Hood<br />
Dunvegan<br />
Inverness<br />
Miners’ Museum<br />
Inverness<br />
Glenville<br />
Chestico<br />
Museum<br />
19<br />
Mabou<br />
Glenora<br />
Distillery<br />
MacDonald<br />
House<br />
Lake<br />
Ainslie<br />
St. Georges<br />
Bay<br />
Whycocomagh<br />
Judique<br />
Celtic Music<br />
Interpretive Centre<br />
Canso Canso Causeway Causeway<br />
105<br />
Port Hastings<br />
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