North Highlands

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Trip Advisor Rating 4.5

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About

Interpretive exhibits illustrating lifestyle experienced by early settlers of northern Cape Breton. Exhibits include gypsum quarry, stores, church histories, shipwrecks, furnishings, school and transportation, forge, settlers’ garden. Extensive genealogy centre and archives, visitor information centre, c@p site. Weekly concerts and events.

Amenities

  • Gift Shop
  • Interactive Elements
  • Parking Available
  • Picnic Area
  • Walk-ins Welcome
  • Washrooms Available
  • Wheelchair Accessible

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Cape Breton Island’s Epic Winter Bucket List

Read through and see how many places, views, and experiences you can check off from this Epic Winter Bucket List!

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Plan Your Next Long Weekend in Chéticamp!

Looking for a great way to spend your long weekend on Cape Breton Island? Chéticamp will wow you! Let two local ambassadors, Jeremy Smith of CB West Paddle Boards and Napoleon Chiasson, one of our Acadian...

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Winter Gem – I’d rather be fishing!

When you walk out onto the ice in South Harbour, flanked by the Cape Breton Highlands and one of the nicest beaches in Atlantic Canada and the Atlantic Ocean, catching a fish is simply a bonus.

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