Main Street Restaurant and Bakery
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Ingonish
Main Street Restaurant and Bakery specializes in fresh seafood and Italian food, especially pastas. We serve everything from fresh lobster, ...
Cape Breton Clay
Unique pottery reflecting the bounty, wildlife and sea life of the Island. Studio/gallery in a renovated barn near the Cabot Trail.
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Ingonish Beach and Freshwater Lake
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Ingonish Beach
Jump from saltwater at this sand and cobblestone beach to Freshwater Lake with just a few steps across the barachois in between. Surf lifegu...
The Bite House
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
Inspired by the seasons, The Bite House is a 12-seat restaurant located in a century-old farmhouse on Cape Breton Island. The food is prepar...
Wildfire Pottery
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: North Shore
Wildfire Pottery features the artistry of Sarah Beck. Sarah is best known for her raku pottery sculptures of puffins, bears, owls and other ...
Colaisde na Gàidhlig | The Gaelic College – Cultural Demonstrations
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
Get a first-hand look at the living traditions of Nova Scotia Gaels with our cultural demonstrations. Witness the construction of a great k...
Green Highlander Lodge
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck
Located in the village of Baddeck, the Green Highlander Lodge is an ideal place to stay and enjoy all that Cape Breton Island has to offer. ...
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There are so many hiking trails with phenomenal views in Cape Breton that it’s difficult to narrow it down to 5.
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To live fully on this island is to learn to love it through every season. Even on our coldest days Cape Breton offers up some wonderfully wintery ways to stay warm and experience the best our island has to offer. Grab your toque and mitts! We’re hitt
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