Big Spruce Brewing – Organic Craft Beer and Farm-to-Fork Food
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck & Area
Big Spruce Brewing is Atlantic Canada’s only organic, on-farm craft brewery and hop yard. We brew only unfiltered, unpasteurised, un...
Discover North Americas only living history museum for Gaelic language and culture when you visit Highland Village Museum | Baile nan Gàidheal. Our breathtaking 43-acre site features one of the most unbelievable views of the Bras d’Or Lake, eleven historic buildings, including three frame houses (c1830-1900), a store, a carding mill, a church, a shingle mill and a forge.
Take part in a traditional céilidh, hear Gaelic singing, learn to speak Gaelic phrases, and become captivated by the spirit of the pioneering Scottish Gaels. Gaze in wonder as first-person costumed animators demonstrate traditional skills such as weaving, quilting and rug hooking. Explore the beautiful rural setting that features a Hebridean style blackhouse, a 19th-century wooden church, period farmhouses, and rare farm animals such as Soay sheep and Highland cattle.
Parking is available on site and bus tours are welcome. Visit the villages gift shop for a wide selection of souvenirs, unique gifts and Celtic music, or consult the sites genealogical service, Roots Cape Breton.
Pre-booking is recommended (see our website)
COVID-19 Public Health measures are in place.
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Baddeck & Area
Big Spruce Brewing is Atlantic Canada’s only organic, on-farm craft brewery and hop yard. We brew only unfiltered, unpasteurised, un...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck & Area
Fine dining in a Four-Star Gourmet Dining Room with European Chef and excellent wine cellar. Our 4-star gourmet dining room is open 6-9 pm t...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck & Area
Eco Expeditions offers boat tours and guided fishing charters from Baddeck, Nova Scotia. As well as kayak and stand-up paddleboard rentals f...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck & Area
2022 Lobster-Licious Dish: Lobster Roll: Cape Breton caught lobster tossed lightly with mayo, chives, and celery on a warm, freshly buttered...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Iona & Area
MacCormack Provincial Park is a small picnic park overlooking Bras d’Or Lake on Cape Breton Island off Route 223 on the Bras d’Or Lake...
Region: Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck & Area
Enjoy an overnight stay in our Glasgow House with cozy robes, self care products, direct access to our indoor pool and spa! Package includes...
Did you know that you could win a Gourmet Getaway prize package just from ordering three of our Lobster-licious dishes? To find out how to enter and what the prizes are, check out this blog!
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