Mabou & Area

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Mabou Provincial Park is 1.5 km (1 mi) north of Mabou (11935 Highway 19) on Cape Breton Island. Its hillside location with picnic tables offers a panoramic view of the Mabou Valley.

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Chasing Colour: Your 2026 Guide to Peak Fall Colours on Cape Breton Island

Fall on Cape Breton Island doesn't arrive all at once. Colour reaches different parts of the Island at different times, so the best time to visit isn't one weekend. It's a whole season of chances to...

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The True Meaning of “Ceilidh” in Cape Breton

It's often heard around the island that there will be a ceilidh in this place, or that people are going to a ceilidh tonight, or will there be a ceilidh anywhere this weekend?

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Songs for the Ages

Before they were committed to memory and passed down and around through the ages, the traditional songs of today were once brand new.

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