The Stranger This story is one told by Vernon Oickle in the book Ghosts of the Maritimes. Ever meet someone that you swear wasn’t real? Robert from Margaree wonders the same thing… Sometimes you encounter a ghost and don’t realize until after. Robert Randle knows this first hand. He runs a small care taking business [...]
Check out Jan Morrison’s latest blog post about glorious Cape Breton: http://labanan.blogspot.com/2010/10/oh-glorious-cape-breton.html Our island of Cape Breton is not just a tourist destination, it’s a wonderful place to live. Especially in the Highlands where life is quiet, simple, and extraordinary. Feel free to share your stories with us. Whether you live here or visit, we’d love [...]
Nova Scotia archives were kind enough to provide a video from 1956 about Cape Breton and the Keltic Lodge. The 2 part video was prodcued by the Nova Scotia government to promote Cape Breton as a tourist destination. The videos are great. Very nostalgic and a great look into the history of Nova Scotia, [...]
Each year we hold an Iron Chef competition featuring Nova Scotia cuisine. The participants are our new culinary students and servers. It’s a great way for the students to learn valuable cooking skills. This year was a lot of fun and the team got to learn some great things about cooking and how to handle pressure – [...]
Celtic Colours was a great hit again this year! We’ve been following the news, chat, and videos. Here’s a great video of Home is Where the Heart Is, performed at this year’s Celtic Colours International Festival. We hoped you enjoyed the festival this year and we’ll see you at 2011′s festival.
Did you know that fodors.com is a site dedicated to travelers? There is a community form where you can post questions, comments, reviews, and have peers answer and respond to you. Here’s one of the recent questions about whale watching: Keltic Lodge on Fodors If you have any questions such as the ones listed on [...]
Lonely Planet produced their top 10 cycling destinations for 2010 and Cape Breton was #9. Here is what they said: “This justifiably renowned cycling route is best-known for the scenery — breathtaking rocky coastlines, the crystal clear Bras d’Or inland sea and the soaring ridges of the Cape Breton Highlands — especially in their autumn [...]
Highland Links aerial shot in Autumn We’re nearing the end! Just 2 weeks left until closing and we are offering some great specials for you. We have 2 specials available for our final weekend: 1. Golf package- starting at just $187, you can enjoy a round of golf, power cart, room and breakfast. Visit our [...]
Celtic Colors is almost here! Only 2 more days for the biggest event of the year. For the best in Cape Breton accommodations, reserve with us today. There aren’t many rooms left for Thanksgiving weekend but we have many more for the next few weeks. Our end of season sale is on now. Rooms [...]
With an impressive discography and performance resume, including several industry awards and nominations, it can definitely be said that Halifax-based Sons of Maxwell have come a long way from Northern Ontario. The brothers began singing together while attending university and began a full-time music career soon after graduation. Don and Dave Carroll have done prolific [...]
