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Bras d’Or Lake: Kayaking, Sailing,…
Most Cape Breton trips get planned around motion. Drive the Cabot Trail, hike the Skyline, race the fog before it...
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Where to Stay in Cape…
A common Cape Breton mistake starts with one innocent thought: "It's an island. How far apart can anything really be?"...
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Fortress of Louisbourg: A Full-Day…
Photo: Eduard47 / CC BY-SA 4.0 A man in an 18th-century French uniform stops you at the gate. He's not...
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Whale Watching in Pleasant Bay:…
The Zodiac hits open water and the engine drops down a gear, and for a second everyone on board just...
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Skyline Trail: The Complete Hiking…
I hiked the Skyline Trail on a fall morning, the kind where the fog hasn't decided yet whether it's staying....
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Wild Swimming in Nova Scotia:…
The first time I waded into the Atlantic at Lawrencetown Beach, I made it to my knees, gasped like I'd...
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