Tube the Margaree River
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 ...
The bustling roadside café, Dancing Goat Café and Bakery, is a favourite stop along the Cabot Trail for locals and visitors alike. With delicious sweet treats, fresh breads, artisanal sandwiches and soups, and lattes that would rival any top coffee house, the Dancing Goat is a culinary gem tucked in the hills of the Margaree Valley. After lunch be sure to buy a package of Goat Cakes (oatcakes) and a Margaree Valley Fog for the road!
Open Monday – Sunday: 8:00am – 5:00pm
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 ...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Baddeck
Inspired by the seasons, The Bite House is a 12-seat restaurant located in a century-old farmhouse on Cape Breton Island. The food is prepar...
Region: Cabot Trail
Community: Middle River
Difficulty: Moderate GPS Coordinates: N46 07.696 W60 58.636 Take first left Gairloch Mountain Rd. Drive on the logging road for approximatel...
Regions: Cabot Trail, Bras d’Or Lake
Community: Big Baddeck
Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park is a 1.5-hour round trip hike to a spectacular waterfall on Cape Breton Island, 14.5 km (9 mi) north of Bad...
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
Kingross Quilts and Fibre Art is the studio of international award winning artist Anne Morrell Robinson. It is located in the Big Intervale,...
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.