Glenora Distillery
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Glenville
North America’s first distiller of single malt whisky. An inn, pub, dining room and gift shop surround a courtyard with a running broo...
Port Hood Station Provincial Park
8657 Highway 19
Port Hood Station Provincial Park is a day-use picnic park with a 1km sand and cobble beach. A boardwalk trail leads you around the sand dunes and beside a salt marsh, offering great birding opportunities.
Park amenities include: picnic tables, boardwalk trail, change house, flush toilets, interpretive signage and parking.
The beach is located across the street from the Port Hood
trailhead for the Celtic Shores Coastal Trail, Nova Scotia’s first destination
trail for cyclists.
GPS: N46 00.191 W61 31.797
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Haus Treuburg Country Inn & Cottages
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Port Hood
In our Canadian heritage home with a European flair you will find three comfortable guestrooms, located on the second floor. Each has an ens...
Nature Lost and Found
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: East Lake Ainslie
Nature paintings, fairy village and fairy crafts. Free little library and TARDIS on-site. ...
Cape Mabou Highlands
Length: 30+km (18.8+mi) total Hiking time: 1-8+hr Type of Trail: natural surface, compacted earth Uses (no snow): walking, biking*, ATVs* Us...
Thriftlodge
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Port Hastings
Thriftlodge Port Hastings is located just past the Canso Causeway at the entry point of Cape Breton Island. Make us your home away from home...
Ann Schroeder Studio – Fine Art Quilts
Region: Canada’s Musical Coast
Community: Mabou Harbour
A spectacular sea view and a warm welcome await you at Ann Schroeder’s home studio. In Mabou Harbour, winds blow fiercely, the ocean is b...
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