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Strathspey Place Performing Arts Centre in Cape Breton

March 18, 2020January 4, 2012

The emergence of Celtic music on the world stage has led to a focus on Inverness County, Cape Breton as a major repository of pure Scottish culture. Acadian and First Nations communities complement and enrich traditional Cape Breton Island music, dance, and folklore.
The need to preserve and promote this unique and diverse cultural heritage brought community groups together to envision a facility which would be appropriate for the performance, production, and training requirements of the region. The result is Strathspey Place, located at the Allan J. MacEachen International Academic & Cultural Centre along with Dalbrae Academy.
Strathspey Place is located on […]

Beached Pilot Whale at Jersey Cove, Cape Breton

March 18, 2020October 17, 2011

We got a call the other day that there was a beached whale near the causeway by the Englishtown ferry, so I grabbed my camera and drove down to see it. An image of a giant whale washed up on shore with a mass of people trying frantically to save it produced itself in my head, and …

75th Anniversary of Cape Breton Highlands Park

March 18, 2020May 20, 2011

2011 is the 75th Anniversary of the Cape Highlands Park.

Hikers can honor the Park and the anniverary by hiking 75 km on
park trails between May and July, 2011. By doing so, you can
receive a 75th birthday commemorative prize from the park.
Have at it.

Hiking trails and exhibits are now open. The park has amazingly
well kept trails, interesting wildlife and is home to the Cabot Trail
which winds through it.

At Cabot Shores we have maps of the Cape Breton Highlands Park
and can make recommendations based on your interest and hiking
appetites. Our Indian Brook and French river trails are also part of
the Highlands, but […]

Louisbourg on Cape Breton (A Fortress & More)

March 18, 2020February 1, 2011

Louisbourg is a rich contributor to the culture and appeal of Cape Breton Island. A coastal community of just over a thousand residents, Louisbourg provides “Old World” emphasis, primarily through the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site, the village’s driving economic force.
The site is a partial reconstruction of an 18th century French Fortress, which began construction in 1798, and became the French’s main commercial centre in the Maritimes, and a place of community. The fortress was subjected to multiple takeovers by the British, who dominated much of the maritime territory at the time. In the 1960s, the fortress was appropriated […]

Gaelic College, A Centre for Celtic Music & More Along the Cabot Trail

March 18, 2020January 10, 2011

Welcome to the Gaelic College Is the kilted man playing bagpipes and standing in a parking lot simply a lure for tourists into the Gaelic College of Arts and Crafts? Possibly, but what better way to demonstrate the sight and sounds of a living culture than to enter into the gateway of this historic …

Celtic Colours International Music Festival on Cape Breton

June 15, 2019September 15, 2010

Interested in Celtic Music? (Discover Great Music Festival on Cape Breton–Celtic Colours) by Dr. Paul of Cabot Shores (first appeared www.ezinearticles.com) Celtic Colours International Festival happens every fall for 9 days and nights on Cape Breton Island. The Festival manages to combine great scenery and great Celtic music in over 40 concerts and 250 community events. …