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

What’s My Foot Got To Do With It?

August 27, 2012

Imagine finding out you have a “foreign” object in your foot.
So how did it get there?
Immediately, I remembered being about 5 years old, in my mother’s sewing studio (she designed and made one of a kind clothing), walking around in my socks and catching a sewing needle between the second and third toe of my right foot. Afraid she’d be mad at me if I told her, I remember withdrawing to a corner and working to get the needle out myself. I was never sure I got it all, but I don’t remember any symptoms pain thereafter. Until this past [...]

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Cabot Shores in the National Post: “Camping Without The Roughing-it Edge”

July 5, 2012

Cabot Shores In the National Post
Camping without the roughing-it edge
Article by Paul Brent in the National Post July 3, 2012

(Cabot Shores in Good Company in National Post Article)
Journalist Paul Brent of the National Post called about a month ago and said he is doing an article on luxury camping. He’d seen our website and asked for pictures of Chalets, the Yurt and Tipi. We had a good chat.
Today the article is online, called “Camping Without The Rough- It Edge”. Cabot Shores is in great company, with the Clayoquot Resort of Tofino, B.C, a [...]

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Moose Viewing All Seasons at Cabot Shores along the Cabot Trail

July 4, 2012

Many guests to Cape Breton say they’d really like to see a moose.
In the same sentence, they ask: is it safe? And except for rutting season and running into one along the road while you’re driving, the moose are quite safe and tend to disappear or blend into the bush.
Seeing A Moose On The Shores of Church Pond

A few days ago, I was paddling a kayak in Church Pond with my dog Cosmo, going into an inlet and kind of daydreaming. Suddenly Cosmo started barking, and jumped into the water, swimming toward shore. I looked up and saw a big [...]

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Nova Scotia Ranks High In Canadian Travel ( as per article in Chronicle Herald)

June 3, 2012

A Bank of Montreal Financial Group survey shows that Nova Scotia rank high as a destination for travel among Canadians.
In fact, 10% of Canadians plan to visit Nova Scotia this year!
I was quoted in the Halifax article by Herald business reporter: Bill Power.
The article appeared on June lst in the Business Section. Apparently there is a stunning picture of Cabot Shores
in the print version of the paper. We’re expecting to get a copy later today.

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Cabot Shores Campground Open: Guests Cook Lobster near Indian Brook

May 28, 2012

Here you see, Julian Brad, among first campers of the season, making themselves comfortable along Indian Brook.
Julia said: ” Great place, cooked lobster on open fire–amazing…” Added Brad: “Never did that before, even though I’m
born and raised in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia. We’ll be back”
A number of sites are along Indian Brook and also in the Apple Orchard, near Church’s Pond where we have the Eagle Feather
Ferry going to our beach on the Atlantic…
Here is a short video showing some of our locations…
Well, it’s in three locations: along Indian Brook, at the Apple Orchard and closer to the lodge
which is called [...]

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Tipi UP

May 26, 2012

Mi’kmaq Charley Pierro helped put up the Tipi poles which blew down this past winter.

Every year Charley and his wife Melee come to check on the Tipi and often do ceremonies there
and around a fire nearby .

The Tipi is much in demand for lodging and even has been used by 3 generations celebrating a birthday …folks off different
ages and cultures love the Tipi, at all times of the day.

View of the Tipi Diffent Times of Day

Tipi

Early Morning Tipi

Nighttime Tipi

Afternoon Tipi

The Tipi held 8 people for a birthday weekend of Ontarians: the Grandparents; their son and wife and 4 kids…All slept [...]

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Pet-friendly Travel, Lodging and Adventure are on the Rise at Cabot Shores

May 24, 2012

Vacation Travel: Pet-friendly Lodging & Adventure on the Rise

Did you ever feel like you’d like to travel to a special vacation spot and wonder if ALL family members are welcome–your kids, your pet or both? Don’t want people to be all snooty about it and for everyone to be at ease. .
More and more often, that special family member is a dog and we decided to take our dog Cosmo on a vacation last year, travelling from our own Nova Scotia resort, Cabot Shores on Cape Breton , all the way to a cottage near hot springs in the mountains [...]

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Cape Breton In May: You never know who shows up…Europeans, lobsters & eagles…

May 19, 2012

May is an interesting month here; one of the few times in the year, when guests just seem to arrive without prior reservations. Many are Europeans who, disliking crowds, prefer to travel in the off-season. At this time, the majority of these travel by van, camper or mega-camper. This is a phenomenon we’ve observed in other years and we thought we’d acknowledge these brave travelers who venture out not knowing where they will sleep each night or wether they can even find a place that’s open at this time of year.
When they find us, they set up in a spot with [...]

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Cape Breton to Switzerland & Back Again (A Change of Place Energizes)

May 13, 2012

Take a break from your routine…change your place of adventure…meet exciting people, young and old, along the way…that’s what we’re saying to our guests, so in April we took our own advice…
To have Adventure A Day (not in Cape Breton) but in Switzerland.
Time for a family reunion with the added blessing of Alijah’s birth to nephew Alexi and Porsha…hiking in the Alps with Nico, builder of the wood-fired pizza oven and even a meeting with a beekeeper high in the Tessin mountains near Spruga…with waterfalls galore (that and good food making Dr. Paul very happy…) and with the sound of [...]

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Spring recipes from the Vegetarian Kitchen

May 13, 2012

Spring has finally sprung here on Cape Breton and along with the first garden and wild greens have also come a series of guests who observe a gluten-free diet.
Rice cakes for breakfast go only so far until they become oh so boring. So I finally screwed up my courage and attempted to bake a loaf of gluten-free bread. Just reading the ingredient list is a challenge: xanthan gum? tapioca flour? potato starch? Never mind where I might find these on this island that at times feels like it’s located at the end of the world…
But after a bit of research [...]

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