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Things to Do on Cape Breton Island

Not just another pretty place. Here, you’ll find a lifetime of adventure packed on our 175-kilometre-long Island. Iconic topography gives way to a living history, where each cove and inlet reveals welcoming communities, distinct cultures, stunning wilderness, and more of the story.

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Things to Do in Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

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Downtown Sydney Art Walk

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: Sydney & Area

Discover Downtown Sydney’s self-guided walking tour of our art and cultural installations! We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We ...


Sail Cape Breton

Regions: Bras d’Or Lake, Cabot Trail, Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail, Louisbourg Area, Canada’s Musical Coast, Cape Breton’s South Coast

Community: Ben Eoin & East Bay Area

About the Captain Captain Richard Ellerbrok is an accomplished sailor with over 30 years of experience sailing lakes and blue water, 25 of...


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Atlantic Memorial Park

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: North Sydney & Area

Atlantic Memorial Park is a project founded by the AMP society in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton. The goal of the AMP society through the restora...


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Beaton Institute Archives

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: Sydney & Area

The Beaton Institute is a cultural heritage archive mandated to preserve the social, economic, political, ethnic and cultural history of Cap...


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Breton Air

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Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: Sydney & Area

Breton Air is Cape Breton’s premier helicopter charter and utility aviation company. Operating tours daily out of the Sydney J.A. Douglas ...


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Cape Breton Beard Factory

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: Sydney & Area

About Cape Breton Beard Factory: Two things you should know about us: We love Cape Breton Island and we take beard health seriously. Not too...


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Cape Breton Curiosity Shop

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: Sydney & Area

Downtown’s Sydney destination for all things Cape Breton. Featuring a carefully curated collection of Cape Breton and Atlantic Canadia...


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Cape Breton Farmers' Market

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: North Sydney & Area

The Cape Breton Farmers’ Market is a not-for-profit co-operative that has been in operation for almost thirty years, evolving from an outd...


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Cape Breton Fudge Company

Region: Sydney and Area / Marconi Trail

Community: Sydney & Area

We make all our fudge onsite at 1290 Kings Road, Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.  Known as ‘The Factory’, we house a small ca...


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