June 10, 2010
A film crew visited to explore, hike and document the area on Kelly’s mountain. Took a helicopter over St. Ann’s Bay
and you see what they saw from the air, investigating whether the Chinese settled before the Europeans here.
Original settlers are really the Mi’kmaq, here over 10,000 years, as hikers and hunters and fishers.
You can see the site of Glooscap Cave, and Indian Brook leading to the Highlands and French River Wilderness
and past there to the Cape Breton Highland Park.
Great hikes start at Cabot Shores–along the beach and up along to Indian Brook Falls.
Enjoy nearby hikes, including: Indian Brook Falls, Red [...]
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February 16, 2010
Become A Yurt Lover
What’s a Yurt?
The Yurt or Ger is a kind of Mongolian-styled structure, comparable to a First Nations Tipi. Used by nomadic peoples, it was originally made of felt and furs. Now, after being westernized by folks from Oregon and British Columbia, it is transformed to be:
Complete with windows looking out on the lake, Atlantic Ocean & Bird Islands
16.5 feet in diameter
Equipped with a skylight
An interior that has beds and conveniences (minus electricity and plumbing, but you’re near the Lodge)
You can get to the Yurt either by foot or by car, across the bridge from the lodge or [...]
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