Famous actor drops by Neils Harbour for lunch |
Gudrun and Dirk - Honeymooning on the Cabot Trail -- link to Boston article inside |
Double Hookup (link to website inside) |
Admiring coastal scenery from rock and boulder strewn shore. |
The small Ingonish park office. The large information centre is located on the west side of the park near Cheticamp. |
An idyllic afternoon on the east coast of Canada. Blue skies. Calm waters. A sailboat in the distance. |
Two photographers with a good vantage point for taking whale pics |
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A pair of motorcycles speed up a steep stretch of road. |
I know what you did last summer. |
Cap Rouge. An old fishing pier is all that remains of an Acadian village evacuated when the National Park was created in 1936. |
Book and Gift Shop at Highlands NP Information Centre |
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The trip out was uneventful. Just waiting for whale. |
A determined cyclist struggles up a stretch of the Cabot Trail to a scenic lookout. |
Moose (early August) |
Aspy Fault - a 45km long escarpment [details inside] |
The headlands and cliffs of Cape Breton Highland tower over the rich, natural heritage that is all around. |
Accommodation in Cheticamp |
A reflective moment - -Green Cove, a rocky outcrop jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean |
Seafood |
Susan D. shucking fresh Asby Bay oysters |
Asby Bay oysters (story inside) |
Demo |
This is as close as I want to get (story inside) |
Welcome [details inside] |
Highlands Links - Pro Shop |
Practice green. The no. 1 fairway is on the right. |
Sharing a moment |
The Zodiac tours are very popular |
Smile |
Cabot Trail first built in 1932 but paving did not begin until 1958 |
The lighthouse at Neils Harbour was established in 1899 and is now managed by the Canadian Coast Guard |
House by the water along the Scenic Route |
Cape Breton Highlands National Park Information Centre [details inside] |
Mackenzie River valley |
Small fishing village of Neils Harbour. According to Industry Canada, the population count is 493 with 212 dwellings. |
An elevated Par3 at Cape Breton Highlands Links course, a Stanley Thompson design. |
A downhill hole on the Highland Links course. |
With the mountains as backdrop |
Time out for a family pic |
Headlands in the distance |
The Chowder House - Neils Harbour |
Ingonish Information Centre |
The Highlands National Park Information Centre in Ingonish |
Sunset on the Cabot Trail |
Garbage pickup in Cheticamp |
The first guardrail was built in 1952. |
Engine braking can help with steeper stretches of the Cabot Trail |
Moose were re-introduced to Cape Breton around 1947 after over-hunting practically wiped them out. |