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Upcoming Events At Cabot Shores
Exciting things are happening here at Cabot Shores! Stay updated on our latest concerts, events, and retreats. Inquire about further details or planning your own event with our front desk staff (902-929-2584 or [email protected])
Cabot Shores Blog
Adventures Mild to Wild
Cosmo here, the guide dog of Cabot Shores. Dr. Paul advises guests to have An Adventure a Day on Cape Breton… so you can see I’m out there balancing on the bow of our kayak, but the eagles get most of the attention from our guests. You can see eagles …
Healing Artist in Residency
Cabot Shores is pleased to be pioneering the first established Healing Artist in Residency program of its kind. A natural place for all to relax and rejuvenate, this program allows healing artists to offer personalized services to our guests.
Each day, our Healing Artist will make a morning offering to guests. This is usually an experiential activity geared toward reconnecting your body, mind and spirit. Healing Artists in Residency also offer their specialty services for your to enjoy throughout their stay. Additionally, many times weekend intensive programs are held for guests to delve more deeply into your “wellness” experiences, combined with […]
Cape Breton Lobster, Lobster, Lobster
Many of us enjoy a good lobster dinner and go to Maine and Nova Scotia for the authentic experience. Here at Cabot Shores, we get our lobsters from Merrill MacInnis. For more on lobster and lobster fishing, click to see our video on Lobster Fishing Off Cape Breton Island
We asked Merrill: What’s the difference between “Canners” and “Market Lobster?” His answer can help us understand the history of lobster fishing on Cape Breton Island, in addition to, which lobster to order.
The MacInnis family has been fishing lobster for over 80 years off the eastern (Atlantic coast) of Cape Breton, […]
Celebrating Our 7th Year In Business
As a doctor in Psychology, a teacher and a businessman, Dr. Paul and his wife, Barbara, “B”, a nurse and acupuncturist, have created Cabot Shores as a place for rest and renewal along life’s journey. Founded in 2004, Cabot Shores is now celebrating 7 years as a destination along the Cabot Trail.
Barbara is getting more involved as director of Gate of Life Healing Arts and turning our Bistro into a popular stop not only for guests, but for locals and for other travelers along the trail. And, Paul, a doctor of psychology, now focuses more on being a doctor […]
History of Cape Breton Island
Original Inhabitants Cape Breton Island’s first residents were likely Maritime Archaic natives, ancestors of the Mi’kmaq, the latter of whom inhabited the island at the time of European discovery. Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot) reportedly visited the island in 1497 to become the first European explorer to visit present-day Canada. However, …
Alexander Graham Bell Museum
Located on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, the site consists of 10 hectares of land, overlooking Baddeck Bay, part of the Bras d’Or Lakes, and Beinn Bhreagh, Bell’s summer home, where much of his scientific work was pursued. The land slopes steeply from the exhibit complex to a small pond …
A Magic Experience at Cabot Shores
“During my stay at Cabot Shores, I enjoyed playing pool in the downstairs and walking down to the beach in the morning…”
Mathew Benoit, 9, Portland Maine
“Cabot Shores is a very special place. We loved building rock sculptures on the beach and finding treasures like lobster buoys and wonderful drift wood. Thank you for keeping an running such an ideal resort…”
Anna Benoit, social worker and Matt’s Grandma, Portland, Maine
“I had one of these magic experiences in Cabot Shores when we went up the Indian Brook. We canoed, walked and swam up to these amazing waterfalls. Everything was just right. There […]
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