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Cape Breton

A Vacation Isn’t a Place You Go

by Candace Sampson

I don’t think I’m going to surprise anyone by stating that the world is feeling smaller. For the first time in modern history, instead of continued expansion of where we can go, we’re looking at a contraction. Our choices are being limited either by financial constraints or by threats to our physical safety. With oil …

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Sea glass Cape Breton haul held over the shoreline at Florence Beach

Chasing Sea Glass in Cape Breton: Where to Hunt and What You’ll Find

by Candace Sampson

If you saw a piece of broken glass on the street, you’d step over it. Maybe kick it toward the curb. You certainly wouldn’t pick it up and carry it home. But tumble that same piece of glass in the ocean for fifty years and suddenly it’s a jewel. People will walk kilometres of beach …

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Beulach Ban Falls off the Cabot Trail

Chasing Waterfalls in Cape Breton: A Cautionary Tale (and a Survival Guide)

by Candace Sampson

Don’t go chasing waterfalls in Cape Breton until you’ve read this. As it turns out, TLC was on to something. Maybe you should stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to, and good news, Cape Breton has those in spades. Because social media will have you believing that chasing waterfalls is easy, …

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Is the Fortress of Louisbourg Worth It? I’ve Been Going Since 1973

by Candace Sampson

So you want to know, is the Fortress of Louisbourg worth it? Um, yes. And if you need nothing else then go be free gentle reader. If you want a little more of the why then stick with me. That’s me. The small blonde in the red coat, standing in front of a fireplace at …

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