If you want to pass around the South & East coasts of Cape Breton, plan on
stops at Louisbourg to see the Fortress of Louisbourg (plan a day) & Glace
Bay to see their Miner's Museum (including a tour of and actual coal mine)
and perhaps the Marconi National Historic Site (the father of radio, in
1902, the first official wireless message was sent from this site across the
Atlantic Ocean to England) (a half day for both these sites). And of course
if you're going to do that, come into Sydney Harbour and say hello!

Here's a couple of more links, the first to the St. Peters Canal has some
further useful links to interesting Cape Breton sights including those
mentioned above and the A G Bell Museum in Bedeck:

St. Peters Canal: http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/stpeters/index_e.asp

A slight quibble, there is about a foot of tide in the lakes but you usual
don't notice it.

Tide Table for the Bras d'Or Lakes at Johnstown:
http://www.lau.chs-shc.dfo-mpo.gc.ca...on =5&zone=27
(select Johnstown from the drop down list, it's not on the map for some
reason)

--
Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin
Cape Breton Island, Canada
kenheaton AT ess wye dee DOT eastlink DOT ca

"Rodney Myrvaagnes" wrote in message
...
Bras d'Or is indeed a pleasurable experience. It is so different from
the outside coast that you would thnink you were in a different
planet.

Eagles and woodcocks abound. The tide doesn't go up and down at all,
so the vegetation extends to water's edge.

The A G Bell museum in Baddeck is a fascinating take. Once inside, you
might decide to skip PEI altogether.

However, since PEI now has a bridge (really) from NB it might be a
place to meet crew.


On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 04:56:43 -0500, "Courtney Thomas,,,"
wrote:

Sheldon,

You might want to consider going through the canal at St.Peters into the
Bras d'Or Lakes, world's largest salt water lakes and most enjoyable
when warm but interesting anytime.[Don't know when you're going.] See
CHS 4275.

Instead of going through Strait of Canso, bear off to the East around
Isle Madame and to St.Peters.




Rodney Myrvaagnes J36 Gjo/a


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