TOURISM IN RICHMOND COUNTY

Tourism is heading into the shoulder season. The season for visitors travelling with children who are school aged has come to an end, as they have returned home for school. The Visitor Information Centres are now seeing the visitor who enjoys travelling in a little cooler conditions, with less traffic to compete with. But that does not mean that we are not seeing visitors. Our numbers at the St. Peter's VIC are on par with last season. And for visitors now in the area, there is still plenty to see and do. For the golfers in the area, they are still in time to take in some extra special golf rates. The Dundee Resort and Golf Club is still offering full day Twilight Golf rates of $40.00 on Tuesday and after 12pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, this includes a round of golf, cart and taxes. On Thursday, an even better rate of $30.00 for a round of golf, cart, and taxes. Visitors to Cape Breton can enjoy local entertainment at the Dundee Resort every night of the week from 6 to 9pm with Jason Williams entertaining weeknights at the MacRae's Dining Room and guest entertainers performing at Chanter's Pub on Friday and Saturday evenings.
In Louisbourg visitors can enjoy live entertainment at the Louisbourg Playhouse until mid-October, and the Point of View Suites will be offering their very popular Beggars Banquet dinner and entertainment until the end of September. The Fortress of Louisbourg will be offering its Dinner Theatre performance until Sept. 1st and it's Tour by Lantern Light will continue until Sept 30th. And of course the world reknowned Celtic Colours International Festival will be taking place all over Cape Breton starting on October 8th. During the Celtic Colours Festival visitors will have the opportunity to witness some of the best Celtic entertainment in the world. And again this season the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn in St. Peter's will be hosting the Kitchen Racket after hours party from 10pm until 2am during the festival.
Many of the museums around the island will remain open until mid-October unless otherwise stated in the Nova Scotia Doers and Dreamers Guide Book, so there is still time to enjoy the Nicolas Denys Museum in St. Peter’s. The Museum offers a dual service to the area. First it houses information and displays on St. Peter's National
Historic Site, the St. Peter's Canal and also on the life and times of Nicolas Denys, founder of St. Pierre in 1650. The Fortress of Louisbourg, the second major tourism attraction on Cape Breton, located in Louisbourg will remain open and offer an exciting look at 18th century Fortress life, and the Alexander Graham Bell Museum in Baddeck, displays the many inventions and interests of the noted inventor Alexander Graham Bell. The Wallace MacAskill House Museum in St Peter's home of the famous Marine Photographer will remain open by appointment during September, for the visitor's convenience.
Of course the magnificent scenery of Cape Breton never goes away and many visitors are traveling to the area with cameras in hand to photograph some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. Until next week, have fun while traveling in Richmond County, on Cape Breton’s Heritage Coast.