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What adventures engage you on Cape Breton Island? What special events? What wildlife surprises you or Art, Music, stories around the fire?

See through pictures and videos special off the beaten spots along the Cabot Trail. And hear stories from guides like Dr, Paul, “B”, Cosmo and John Henry…And guests and guides from the world over…

Eg. first Post: Cape Breton Featured on ABC News, Good Morning, America

(Will Fame Spoil Cape Breton Island?)

Not likely, but 7 million eyeballs just saw Cape Breton featured on Good Morning, America, according to Angelo Spinazzola of sea-kayaking. Let us know what you think.

Will fame spoil Cape Breton? Check out the video and let us know what you think….read more & go to Cape Breton Featured on ABC

The Eagle Feather Ferry is For All Ages (and even pets!)

April 1, 2013

When we ask guests what they really like to do at Cabot Shores, we get some surprising
answers…
You’d think it would be walking into the Great Room of Whiff’s Lodge or looking at the ocean from any
of the 4 chalets…and these are often mentioned…
…but what a lot of guests says is: “it’s the Eagle Feather Ferry” .
Here it is viewed from the air

Seen from the air, the Eagle Feather crosses Church Pond to the Beach, just about 10 minute walk
from Whiff’s Lodge through the orchard to the edge of the Pnd.
Whether a 91 year old woman

or a band of kids

or those [...]

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The Cabot Trail Acoustic Festival this July 26-28th at Cabot Shores

March 27, 2013

Are you a music lover, one who loves to play or sing or just plain watch it all happening?
The Cabot Trail has a history of great music, great musicians and there’s a whole new generation
that’s reviving acoustic roots and folk music, so we are having a Festival across generations,
one that features traditional and original music.
It’s a players and a music lovers’ festival right along the Cabot Trail, outdoors and indoors, with
concerts, open mikes, song writing and other workshops, open air jams all included.
Local artists and crafts people will be there along with local food, prepared with local ingredients, often cooked
over [...]

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Laughter Yoga Workshop: The Details

March 27, 2013

Faces of Laughter Yoga Leaders c/o Linda LeClerc
Master Teacher, Linda LeClerc, will lead a Laughter Yoga Workshop this May 17-19 at Cabot Shores…
Here are the details:
Who it’s for?
Absolutely Anyone. Beginners and the more experienced also those who wish to learn to lead Laughter Yoga.
Laughter Yoga was a part of Cabot Shores in 2012. As part of this program, people of all ages and background enjoyed learning about it – in a circle, in twos, or out on a walk in Nature. It quickly became part of the daily fabric of life here, bringing a sense of light-heartedness and also [...]

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Studying at Gampo Abbey

March 21, 2013

In March, we were fortunate to be invited to take part in Shedra, or monastic college, at Gampo Abbey. For two weeks we traveled to Gampo Abbey several times a week. The journey itself, a drive on the Cabot Trail through the Cape Breton Highland National Park in winter is spectacular.

More than once, we observed a moose (the same one, we believe) in almost the same location, calmly chewing and regarding us with interest.
Gampo Abbey, N. America’s only Tibetan monastery for Western students, is located off the Cabot Trail, high above the Gulf of St.Lawrence.

Under the guidance of master teachers [...]

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Saying Good-bye to the Ice

March 21, 2013

We’ve been fortunate to have pack ice in front of Cabot Shores as far as the eye can see. For an entire month it was here, like an expanse of ice sculpture it provided myriad opportunity for exploration and enjoyment. Every day for weeks, we’d snow shoe across the lake out to the beach and the ice.

Particularly spectacular was to enjoy how the sunlight played with it.

So much light, so brilliance, such illumination! And how quiet the ocean!

Then one day, overnight, it left.
How did it go so quickly? The temperature hadn’t changed much. And where did it go?
A couple of [...]

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African Dance comes to Cabot Shores

March 20, 2013

Anne-Claude Pepin is bringing African Dance to Cabot Shores. As Anne-Claude says: “African Dance is one of the best way to stay in shape. Every part of the body is actively engaged and the heart rate goes up while listening to great percussion music.”
Sounds like a great workout, particularly for this time of the year with spring around the corner. But how about us “older folk” with creaky joints? “Depending how much you abandon yourself to the music,” says Anne-Claude, “it can be quite intense but you can also take it slower by not amplifying the movements as much”. [...]

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Interview with Linda Leclerc, Laughter Yoga Master Trainer! (~22Mins)

March 5, 2013

Here is the full interview with Linda Leclerc who will be presenting her workshop on Laughter Yoga this Victoria Day Weekend, May 17th-19th, at Cabot Shores Wilderness Retreat!
For Additional information Laughter Yoga : http://www.cabotshores.com/why-the-long-face-laughter-yoga-spreading-smiles-to-cabot-shores-this-may-7427
To reserve your spot and book accommodations, call us toll free at 1-866-929-2584!
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Why The Long Face? Laughter Yoga Spreading Smiles To Cabot Shores This May!

March 3, 2013

We’ve all experienced a good laugh, one that leaves you breathless and exhilarated with your sides in
stitches, but when was the last time you had one? As children we didn’t need a reason to laugh, but the
stresses of work and pressures of life often overwhelm us and tell us that we need to be serious to be
taken seriously.
Linda Leclerc, teacher and master trainer of Laughter Yoga seeks to inspire the same childlike playfulness
that had us giggling spontaneously and infectiously, in the hopes of promoting wellness, connection and
improving the health of our bodies and minds.
Certified Laughter Yoga Teacher and Master Trainer

Laughter Yoga [...]

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CBC Interview with Dr. Paul on Cabot Shores Yurt

March 2, 2013

Holly of CBC came out to interview Dr. Paul on Yurts.
Coincidentally, two guests were celebrating their 1oth anniversary by staying
in the Yurt, so Holly is shown interviewing them as well. Cabot Shores was and is
the first “Yurt Resort” and Yurts are now also in Kejimajusik Park.

Dr. Paul also referred CBC to the owners of Little Foot Yurts and they are on the
Maritime Noon program as well.

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Video Family Reunion Review of Cabot Shores on Cape Breton

February 28, 2013

In every family reunion, there is one hero or heroine who takes on the job of organizing
the event. Past organizers have said it’s like “herding cats”.
But in the case of the Grady Family, held in dead of winter at Cabot Shores, there were not one but two organizers, the sisters Cathy (found the place and coordinate the people) and Joan who orchestrated with Barbara the not so simple task of planning the food, with many food allegies to work around.
A big part of any event is good food and comfortable lodging. And then, there is of course: what else are [...]

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