Introduction to Cabot Shores’ Blog:

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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

First Breast Cancer Retreat for Cape Breton Held at Cabot Shores

October 27, 2012

Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia hosted its first annual “SEARCH” Retreat for Cape Breton survivors, supporters and facilitators. Thirty-five women participated in the Retreat at Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort, at Indian Brook.
One woman from Baddeck said: “This place is a hidden treasure of peace and tranquility, a great retreat. Awesome..”
Volunteers and staff from Breast Cancer Action, NS worked for months to organize and fund the retreat with donors including:
The Good Health Festival Society; Just Us Coffee Roasters Coop; Rainbow Farms; Pete’s Fruitique, Bedford; Community Health Board from around Cape Breton Island; and others.
Breast cancer survivors gathered in “clans” and had [...]

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Step Dancing and Celtic Fiddling in Flip Flops on Cape Breton with Brenda Stubbert & Cheye

October 14, 2012

Fiddler Cheye From Colorado Joins The Ceilidh at St. Ann’s
Do you admire those people who bar no limits to life’s journeys and expectations? We often go to Ceilidhs (concerts/dancing) at the St. Ann’s United Church…and we meet musicians there who have that daring and one of them was a 16 year old named Cheye.

Imagine this 16 year old from Colorado showing up at a traditional Nova Scotia concert and dance gathering (called a ceilidh in Gaelic), going up on stage and taking charge of the fiddle with a world class fiddler- a Celtic Music icon who is pushing 6 foot [...]

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The Vikings: First Europeans on Cape Breton?

September 30, 2012

At Cabot Shores, we consider ourselves and other visitors as “guests” on Cape Breton–with exception of the native Mi’kmaq who, by accounts, were here first.
Talk to Mi’kmaq elders like Albert or Merdena Marshall or our friend John Henry Lafford and you’ll hear that the Mi’kmaq have been here some 10,000 years, way before the Italian–Giovanni Caboto came sailing under the English Flag in the 15th century. Whether Cabot landed on northern Cape Breton (near what’s called “Cabot’sLanding”, or
Newfoundland/Labrador is not certain. But we certainly go on the assumption that he was here, and so the Cabot Trail and evenCabot Shores [...]

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Article in “Celtic Life International” On Hiking Near Cabot Shores

September 23, 2012

Journalist Michelle Brunet writes in Celtic Life International about hiking the Cape Breton Highlands, off the Cabot Trail.

She interviewed Jason McNeil about North River Falls (described in our article on our 3 favorite waterfall hikes)
Park expert Marieve Theriault on Mt. Franey
And Dr. Paul on trails along Indian Brook (for full article see, September, Celtic Life International, starting on page 32) Below is an excerpt:

On hiking: Celtic Life International

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Still swimmng on Cape Breton–especially the Moose

September 21, 2012

Many of our guests want nothing more than to see a Cape Breton moose.

Last week during a Road Scholar Retreat, a group saw all kinds of moose skat on the path to Indian Brook–but no moose. Then, the next day, Catherine, a guest from San Francisco, came upon one.
Her husband, Nicholas, was skeptical. “Where’s the picture?” he said, only half jokingly?
Well, today, another couple, Robert and Christine (of Sydney Australia) were driving the Cabot Trail and visiting Mary Ann Falls. Just after returning to the Cabot Trail, they stopped at a pond and there it was–a moose, a big bull [...]

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Sydney’s Margie MacVicar Quoted in CBC News on Breast Cancer Retreat

September 7, 2012

Margie MacVicar is a grandmother, retired entrepreneur, and member of the Cape Breastoners, a group of Breast Cancer Survivors, and a hero of ours…
It is not just her ability to adapt and survive, it is her spirit of adventure and of generosity.
You see, we set about organizing a Breast Cancer Retreat with Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia, a group based in Halifax and admirably serving all of Nova Scotia, with yearly retreats on mainland Nova Scotia.
The idea of the Cape Breton Retreat was and is to involve Cape Breton breast cancer survivors in a retreat that didn’t require them to [...]

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Retreats

September 7, 2012

Philosophy
What is a retreat and why would one participate in one?
The word retreat suggests a temporary pulling back for the demands of one’s life. It’s traditional purpose is to create space and time away to focus on something specific – perhaps learn something new, such as a musical instrument or deepen our understanding or skill of something such as painting, or yoga, or meditation, or connecting with othera around a particular issue. Such a retreat creates a kind of container that keeps out demands and distractions, allowing you to relax into a different sense of time, focus as much as [...]

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Young Adult Cancer Retreat at Cabot Shores

August 30, 2012

More than a month later, we, the staff at Cabot Shores, are still basking in the glow of the good energy generated by the courageous and lively participants of Retreat Yourself, the annual retreat of Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC). Being young (18-35) and living with a cancer diagnosis isn’t easy – mostly it’s a lonely experience. Connecting with other young survivors is essential and that’s what this retreat was about.

During the retreat, participants had the opportunity to share their personal cancer story; discuss how cancer affects their emotional wellbeing and their relationships; participate in group acupuncture and art therapy [...]

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Road Scholar: Cultural & Outdoor Adventures on Cape Breton Island

August 29, 2012

A group of Road Scholars gathered for a series of June of Adventures
at Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. This was
followed by an Intergenerational Program in July. In September and October, two
more sessions will be at Cabot Shores.

For the June retreat, the Road Scholars hiked to waterfalls and along the Atlantic; had guided experiences
in native Mi’kmaq and Gaelic culture; heard and made live music; ate
local lobster and wood-fired pizza; did Qi Gong and laughing yoga, and learned about the
local wildlife, both from land and on a trip to the Bird Islands, led by
experienced local guides and [...]

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Cabot Links Golf Enjoyed By Cabot Shores’ Guest

August 29, 2012

Cabot Links opened this summer in Inverness and several guests from
Cabot Shores made the pilgrimage.

From two golf pros visiting from South Carolina, to a retired Scottish physician and son in law filmmaker, to a founder of ESPN
Sports, they each made the trek to both Highland Links in Ingonish and to more distant Cabot Links, now considered one of the best links
courses on the planet.

With views of the ocean on every hole, it offers the authentic feel of a links course. As Bob Weeks of Scoregolf says:
“As great a course as Cabot Links will be – and trust me, it will [...]

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