Enjoy a series of blogs by the Cabot Shores team featuring recipes, do it yourself tips, stories and guides to outdoor adventure and what is new on Cape Breton.
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Many of our guests want nothing more than to see a Cape Breton moose.
Last week during a Road Scholar Retreat, a group saw all kinds of moose skat on the path to Indian Brook–but no moose. Then, the next day, Catherine, a guest from San Francisco, came upon one. Her husband, Nicholas, was skeptical. “Where’s the picture?” he said, only half jokingly? Well, today, another couple, Robert and Christine (of Sydney Australia) were driving the Cabot Trail and visiting Mary Ann Falls. Just after returning to the Cabot Trail, they stopped at a pond and there it was–a moose, a big bull […]
A group of Road Scholars gathered for a series of June of Adventures at Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. This was followed by an Intergenerational Program in July. In September and October, two more sessions will be at Cabot Shores.
For the June retreat, the Road Scholars hiked to waterfalls and along the Atlantic; had guided experiences in native Mi’kmaq and Gaelic culture; heard and made live music; ate local lobster and wood-fired pizza; did Qi Gong and laughing yoga, and learned about the local wildlife, both from land and on a trip to the Bird Islands, led by experienced local guides and […]
Cabot Shores In the National Post Camping without the roughing-it edge Article by Paul Brent in the National Post July 3, 2012
(Cabot Shores in Good Company in National Post Article) Journalist Paul Brent of the National Post called about a month ago and said he is doing an article on luxury camping. He’d seen our website and asked for pictures of Chalets, the Yurt and Tipi. We had a good chat. Today the article is online, called “Camping Without The Rough- It Edge”. Cabot Shores is in great company, with the Clayoquot Resort of Tofino, B.C, a […]
Many guests to Cape Breton say they’d really like to see a moose. In the same sentence, they ask: is it safe? And except for rutting season and running into one along the road while you’re driving, the moose are quite safe and tend to disappear or blend into the bush. Seeing A Moose On The Shores of Church Pond
A few days ago, I was paddling a kayak in Church Pond with my dog Cosmo, going into an inlet and kind of daydreaming. Suddenly Cosmo started barking, and jumped into the water, swimming toward shore. I looked up and saw a big […]
the land of 180 acres deeded by the king of England along the Atlantic, and the place was once
A self-sustaining farm with pastures, a barn, chicken coop, hog house, orchards, garden… A sawmill The border to lobster fishing territory where boats landed at Skir Dhu (Black Rock)
The Urquehardt family over time
Had midwives using the main house for “birthing” Adopted 5 kids Was a neighborhood center across from the Gaelic Singers’ Hall and ball field
The place fell into disrepair over 20 years vacancy, its roof caved in and hunters sat upstairs poaching moose and and drinking beer. The bedroom walls were caved […]
May is an interesting month here; one of the few times in the year, when guests just seem to arrive without prior reservations. Many are Europeans who, disliking crowds, prefer to travel in the off-season. At this time, the majority of these travel by van, camper or mega-camper. This is a phenomenon we’ve observed in other years and we thought we’d acknowledge these brave travelers who venture out not knowing where they will sleep each night or wether they can even find a place that’s open at this time of year. When they find us, they set up in a spot with […]
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