Hearthstone Inn Sydney
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
Make the Hearthstone Inn Sydney your home base. Located on the harbour front minutes from historic downtown and the Sydney boardwalk. FREE h...
Beaton Institute Archives
The Beaton Institute is a cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political, ethnic and cultural history of Cape Breton Island. The archive is also the official repository for the historically significant records of Cape Breton University. The Beaton Institute provides access to its holdings through adherence to recognized standards in the arrangement and description of archival materials, the development of research tools, and the provision of quality reference services. The Beaton Institute promotes inquiry through innovative public programming and community based initiatives and is centre for local, regional, national and international research. The Beaton Institute houses 2 kilometres of archival materials that include 3,200 manuscript collections, 250,000 photographs, 3,500 sound recordings, 2,000 video and film reels, 2,000 reference books and 3,500 maps and plans.
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St. Patrick's Church Museum
Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail
Community: Sydney
The oldest still-standing Roman Catholic church in Cape Breton, built in 1828 in the Pioneer Gothic style, this restored building tells its ...
Two Rivers Wildlife Park Trails
Region: Louisbourg Area
Community: Grand Mira North
Short loop, 2.4 km (1.5 mi), has interpretation; long loop, additional 1.7 km (1 mi), leads through a wide variety of woodlands rich in hist...
Big Hill Retreat
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck
Big Hill Retreat is located on Rear Big Hill, near Baddeck in the Cape Breton Island region of Nova Scotia. Our private, secluded cottage is...
Fish & Sticks at The Lakes Golf Club
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Ben Eoin
Explore one of Cape Breton’s Hidden Treasures! Golf Advisor ranks The Lakes Golf Club as #17 of The Top 25 Courses in Canada (2016). The c...
Bell Bay Golf Club
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck
18-hole, par 72, 7037 yd. Rating 74.8; Slope 144. Beautiful Thomas McBroom championship course high above the Bras d’Or Lakes, overloo...
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