Cape Breton Clay
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Margaree
Cape Breton Clay is created by Margaree Valley native Bell Fraser. Bell’s detailed drawings of local shellfish, flora and fauna are incorp...
Kingross Quilts and Fibre Art is the studio of international award winning artist Anne Morrell Robinson. It is located in the Big Intervale, historically known as Kingross, and overlooking the Margaree River in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. The studio is open year round by appointment or chance and has an ever changing supply of fine quilts, primitive hooked rugs, painted floor cloths, wearable art, and dolls available for purchase. A classroom is available for small retreats, private or group instruction.
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Margaree
Cape Breton Clay is created by Margaree Valley native Bell Fraser. Bell’s detailed drawings of local shellfish, flora and fauna are incorp...
Regions: Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
Climb 365 metres above the Chéticamp River for panoramic views of the Acadian coastline, the Chéticamp river valley and the park’s h...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Chéticamp
2-hour sailings daily along beautiful coastline of Cape Breton Highlands; up to 46 passengers. Group rates, charters & accommodation pac...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Petit Etang
Retrace the steps of the Acadian pioneers who travelled this cart path from Le Buttereau, a small settlement of seven families, to Chéticam...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Margaree Valley
St. Nick Special: Starting November 16 until December 17th, you can book a two-night weekday booking starting from $270. The catch being, gu...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Margaree Forks
Take a break from your day to relax on the famous Margaree River. Let the currents carry you down- stream as you dip your toes in the clean ...
Enjoy snowmobiling across the Cabot Trail or near the Bras d'Or Lake. Meet up with old friends or meet new ones along the Great Trail. Pull up next to restaurants with delicious homemade food and sleep in accommodations you hand select.
Hannah Krebs works as a ban-chleasaiche | Gaelic Cultural Animator at Baile na Gàidheal | Highland Village Museum. Gaelic language, music, and square dances are some of her favourite things about Cape Breton.
Shannon MacMullin is a Gàidhlig learner, singer and storyteller; a community educator, and the Cultural Experiences Co-ordinator at Baile nan Gàidheal | Highland Village. She loves dancing, making beauty in the world & bringing people together.
The Gaels celebrated their culture not in huge buildings or sculptures but in their songs. Their songs told the stories of the people, the land, good times and bad, love's lost and yearned for.
There’s nothing better than watching two musicians who just love playing music together.
As a songwriter, I’ve often described my creative process as though I have tuned into an invisible radio frequency.
It is well-established that dance tradition is an important, if not defining, influence on Cape Breton's traditional music.
Heather Rankin is a singer, songwriter, actor and member of the 6X Juno Award winning band The Rankin Family. As a solo artist she has released two albums, A Fine Line (ECMA/Juno Nom.) and Imagine (ECMA Nom.).
The annual Guitar Summit concert serves as an obvious showcase for these world-class pickers, but this wealth of talent inevitably shines through in concerts throughout each Festival.