In an isolated clearing in the forest, accessible only by rough logging roads from the TransCanada Highway or from Judique, is the small, white-painted church of St. Margaret of Scotland. Thirty Gaelic-speaking families from the Scottish Highlands…

In the spring of 1978, the senior high students of Port Hood Consolidated School put on a series of performances of William Gibson's three act play, The Miracle Worker. The majority of furnishings and artifacts for the set came from an historic…

Cliquez ici pour la version française The history of Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, is tied to the Philip Robin Company (later the Charles Robin Company), a firm from the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel that came to Chéticamp in the late 1760’s to…

Click here for the English version En 1994, la région acadienne de Chéticamp se trouvait en crise par la fermeture de la pêche à la morue.Pendant des siècles, la morue avait été au centre de l’économie de la région et donnait du travail aux…

Click here for the English version Le Centre de la Mi-Carême, situé au bord du pittoresque havre de Grand-Étang sur le sentier Cabot au Cap-Breton, présente un aperçu historique et contemporain de la fête de la Mi-Carême et offre une variété…

Cliquez ici pour la version française In 1994, the Acadian communities in the Chéticamp region of Cape Breton were in the midst of a crisis: the cod fishery had closed. For centuries, cod had been central to the region's economy, providing jobs for…

Click here for the English version Né à Chéticamp en 1911, feu Père Charles Aucoin avait complété sa onzième année à l’école Notre Dame de l’Annonciation (maintenant NDA) de Chéticamp avant de poursuivre ses études au Collège Sainte-Anne…

Cliquez ici pour la version française The Mi-Carême Centre, located in the picturesque Grand-Étang Harbour on the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island, promotes the rich tradition of the Mi-Carême fête. The Centre features stunning displays, gives an…

Cliquez ici pour la version française Born in Chéticamp in 1911, the late Father Charles Aucoin completed his grade 11 at Our Lady of Annunciation (now NDA) school in Chéticamp before pursuing his post-secondary education at Collège Sainte-Anne…

On the night of December 28, 1944, a severe storm and tidal wave swept the coast of Inverness County. The storm had a great impact on the Port Hood area. Much fishing equipment was destroyed including wharves and breakwaters. H.A. Smith &…