The Mototcycle Tour Guide is back and available at motorcycle Dealers across Nova Scotia

Visitors and locals alike have been stopping in at the Visitor Information Centre in St. Peter's looking for the 2013 copy of the Motorcycle Tour Guide for Nova Scotia and Atlantic Canada and were disappointed to find out that we were not caring the guide this year. So I did some checking and just received this information back on where you can obtain your copy of the guide for this year.  

  

The 2013 Edition Motorcycle Tour Guide

Nova Scotia & Atlantic Canada

Available on-line at: www.motorcycletourguidens.com

AVAILABLE ACROSS ATLANTIC CANADA &

 

at these locations in NOVA SCOTIA

 

Soon to be available as a downloadable App (late June)

NORTHUMBERLAND SHORE

Adventure Motorsports – 902-928-1015

238 Archimedes St., NEW GLASGOW

Amherst Wandlyn Inn – 902-667-3331

Exit #3 off TCH #104, AMHERST

Ceilidh Honda - 902-755-9663

393 Westville Rd, NEW GLASGOW

Super 8 Amherst - 902-660-8888

40 Lord Amherst Drive, AMHERST (exit #4, off #104)

FUNDY EAST

Cat Shack Motorsports – 902-843-4800

70 Juniper Street, TRURO

Glooscap Heritage Centre - 902-853-3493

Hwy 102, Exit 13A, TRURO

CAPE BRETON

Gords Sport Centre – 902-539-4673

44 Reeves St., SYDNEY

Mackenzie Motorsports – 902-295-3221

2211 Cabot Trail, MIDDLE RIVER

Ramsays Harley-Davidson – 902-539-1730

616 Keltic Dr., SYDNEY

Cardinal Points Gifts – 902-224-1364

Cabot Trail, PLEASANT BAY

Flora’s Gift Shop – 902-224-3139

Cabot Trail, CHETICAMP

Kidston Landing – 902-295-2868

490 Chebucto Street, BADDECK

Leather Works – 902-929-2414

45808 Cabot Trail, INDIAN BROOK

LeGabriel Restaurant - 902-224-3685

15424 Cabot Trail, CHETICAMP

Les Trois Pignons – 902-224-2642

Cabot Trail, CHETICAMP

SOUTH SHORE

Carroll Bridgewater Honda Powerhouse -

1-877-213-5900

380 Dufferin Street, BRIDGEWATER

Shore Cycle - 902-627-2706

6992 Hwy #3, MARTINS POINT

YARMOUTH & ACADIAN SHORES

Leonard C Comeau Honda - 902-769-2425

RR #1, COMEAUVILLE

Paul D’Entremont Yamaha - 902-762-3301

2616 Hwy #3, PUBNICO (at exit off Hwy #103)

Privateers Sou’west H-D - 902-648-3111

4200 Hwy 3308, TUSKET (Exit #33 off #103)

FUNDY WEST & Annapolis Valley

 

Annapolis Leather Barn – 902-532-2900

9527 Hwy #8, LEQUILLE

Baintons Tannery Outlet - 1-877-213-5900

213 St. George Street, ANNAPOLIS ROYAL

G.W. Sampson Co. Ltd. – 902-765-3357

1488 Park Rd, KINGSTON

Ye Olde Towne Pub – 902-532-2244

9-11 Church St., ANNAPOLIS ROYAL

HALIFAX METRO AREA

 

Atlantic News – 902-429-5468

5560 Morris St., HALIFAX

Freedom Cycle – 902-450-0020

122 Chain Lake Drive, HALIFAX

Power Trend Cycles – 902-461-8122

1093 St. Margarets Bay Road

(next to Beechville Irving), HALIFAX

Privateers H-D - 902-444-HOGS (4647)

74 Hobsons Lake Drive, HALIFAX

ProCycle - 902-468-2518

550 Windmill Road, DARTMOUTH

Riding in Style Leathers - 902-476-3110

512 Sackville Drive, LR. SACKVILLE

Route 1 Motor Sports - 902-252-3184

115 Sackville Drive, LR. SACKVILLE

RPM Cycle - 902-434-8516

168 Main St., DARTMOUTH

 

Digby-Saint John Ferry - Gift Shop

Caribou-Wood Islands Ferry - Gift Shop

The guide can be purchased at motorcycle dealerships for $5.99 plus tax. 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisbourg 300 Celebrations Underway- Come Join In The Celebrations

                                                                            


        

 

LOUISBOURG 300

June 21- Louisbourg Celebrates Mi’Kmaq Heritage

Come celebrate Mi’kmaq’s culture and traditions. Take part in the pow wow and the sounds of drums and dance, listen  to eel legends, taste the luskininygan bread and meet Mi’kmaq traditional craft vendors. Start s at noon.

June 22-23-Learn to Camp- Some places are still available!!!

To celebrate 300 years of history, 300 campers will pitch their tents on the terre-plein of the King’s Bastion. Learn how to set up a tent, cook in the outdoor and enjoy fun interpretive programs at the fortress of Louisbourg together with Mountain Equipment Co-op. To register call Cape Breton Family Place Resource Centre at 902-562-5616.

June 30- Louisrocks! A Musical Tribute to Louisbourg’s Legacy

Rock on during this concert featuring: Sprag Session, Lively Youth, Squid Precision Drumming, Sons of Membertou, Mi’kmaq and Acadian dancers and Fortress of Louisbourg drummers. This multi-cultural concert and historical musical tribute will end with a memorable finale of cannons, muskets and fireworks. 7:30pm tickets $30.00. Buy you tickets online: fortressoflouisbourg.ca/LouisRocks or by phone at 1-902-562-5399 or toll free at 1-855-562-5300.

 

July 1^st – Canada Day

Free admission to the Fortress of Louisbourg and to all national parks and historic sites across the country! Enjoy a day filled with family-fun activities: music, games, mascot Parka and the new Xplorers program Louisbourg300 edition with fun filled activities for children 6-11 years old. Additional fee for guided tours.

July 1-14 – From Land To Sea/ Field to Lab: An Archaeology Festival

Bring out the archaeologist in you! Don’t miss this event featuring Parks Canada archaeologists from across Canada. Participate in lab work with archaeologists and attend demonstrations including terrestrial and underwater fieldwork, conservation work and collections management.

July 4-7-Forge 300

Join blacksmiths from around the world for Forge 300, the 1^st international blacksmithing event on Cape Breton Island. Try your hand at banging iron with half hour workshops, bring home a blacksmithing themed souvenir, and enjoy the ringing of anvils as visiting blacksmiths demonstrate and share their love for the craft.

This welcoming event is hosted by the Cape Breton Blacksmith Association (CBBA) in partnership with Parks Canada and the Fortress of Louisbourg Association. You can purchase passes for the event at forge300.ca/registration/ or visit forge300.ca for more information.

 

                                              

Race The Cape 2013 Cape Breton Island-July 17 to July 22

 

Cape Breton's Bras D'Or Lake is the place to be for those who love the sea- beautiful ships, excellent location and lots of excitement. Come to Cape Breton this summer and be part of it all. 

 

The Race

Race the Cape is four days of challenging point-to-point sail racing, both inland and coastal ocean, broken into four legs of up to 40 nautical miles through the Bras d’Or and along the Atlantic coast of Cape Breton Island.  Race the Cape is an International Sailing Federation – Off Shore Special Regulations (OSR) Category 4 Race, generally sailed during daylight hours.  There are both Spinnaker and Non-Spin Divisions.
The Location: The Bras d’Or is a 450 square mile inland sea; connected to the Atlantic Ocean through natural channels, with deep salt water, virtually no fog, little tide influence, and few navigational hazards.  Prevailing July winds are SW at 10 – 15 knots, typically rising to 15 – 20 knots in the afternoons with gust to 20 to 25 knots as the waters narrow between the long ridges of hills and low mountains (600 to 1000 feet) that define the channels.  An exceptionally windy July day will see gusts to 30 or even 35 knots in these channels.  In July, Bras d’Or water temperatures are usually in the 70’s.

July 17, 2013

Official Opening Ceremonies

                                           St Peter’s Lions Club Marina

Registration, Skippers Meeting for the first race the following morning, evening reception, and entertainment.

 Leg 1 - St Peter’s to Ben Eoin

Schedule

Yacht Race – St. Peters to Ben Eoin – July 18, 2013

Start Location: St. Peters Marina-Finish Location: Ben Eoin Marina

Distance: 30 nm

10 am start – 6 to 9 hours in duration

July 19, 2013

Leg 2 - Ben Eoin to Baddeck:

Start Location: Ben Eoin Marina

             Ben Eoin to Barra Strait Bridge (Grand Narrows/Iona) – 20 nm
                                   Barra Strait Bridge to Baddeck – 10 nm
                                     Finish Location: Bras d’Or Yacht Club
                                                  Total Distance: 30 nm
                                    10 am start – 6 to 9 hours in duration

Layover day in Baddeck – July 20, 2013

Participants have the option of touring the world-famous Cabot Trail, golfing at the award-winning Bell Bay Golf Club or participating in the local historic McCurdy Cup Sail Race.

Leg 3 of the Race- Baddeck to North Sydney- July 21, 2013

Start Location: Bras d’Or Yacht Club

Finish Location: Northern Yacht

Distance: 40 nm

Start time 10 am – 6 to 10 hours in duration

Leg 4 of the Race - North Sydney to Sydney – July 22, 2013

Yacht race from North Sydney to Sydney Harbour Outer Marker to Sydney.

                                      Start Location: Northern Yacht Club

Finish Location: Dobson Yacht Club

Distance:  20 nm

10 am start – 4 to 6 hours in duration

Here are a list of current Entrants in Race The Cape- 2013

Entrants                                                               Home Port:                                               Skipper

               

•Adrenaline Rush - J/2               Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.         Greg Blunden

•Airways - C&C 33-2                                            Bras d'Or Yacht Club, Baddeck, N.S.         Paul Jamieson

•Amarisa - Beneteau Oceanis 323                                                        Ben Eoin, N.S.         Richard Logue

•Aria - Beneteau 34                                                     Pictou Yacht Club, Pictou, N.S.          Bill Sterns                                   

•Aurora - C&C 34/36XL               Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.          Rod Desborough,                                            

                                                                                                                                                        & John Engweiler              

•Avatar - Hughes 38 -3                              Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.         Walter M Pelley

•Bhreagh - Mirage 29                                 Dartmouth Yacht Club, Dartmouth, N.S.          Robert MacLeod

•Defiant - CS 33                                       Royal Western Nova Scotia Yacht Club, Digby, N.S.          Ed Sulis

•Dreamcatcher- Swan 48 S & S - Hingham Yacht/New Bedford Yacht Clubs, Mass, US -Stephen Kylander            

•Endurance - C&C 35 Mk.II (Modified Deck)-     Dobson Yacht Club, Sydney, N.S.          Robert Sampson

•Euphoria - Sigma 33                                                  Pictou Yacht Club, Pictou, N.S.           John Coffin

•Frisco Kid - Beneteau First 375           St. Margaret Sailing Club, Glen Haven, N.S.         Mike McPhee

•Galadriel 2 - J24 -Royal BVI Yacht &Pointe du Chêne Yacht Clubs, Shediac Bay, NB      Mary Jordan

•Gay Wind - Berthon Gauntlet 8 ton -              Bras d'Or Yacht Club, Baddeck, N.S.         Mac Fuller

•Harmony - C&C 27 Mk.2 -                                      Dobson Yacht Club, Sydney, N.S.         Joe Chisholm

•Hot Water - J/70                            Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.        Ed Backman

•Icarus - Sigma 33                                                        Dobson Yacht Club, Sydney, N.S.        Vaughan Merchant

•Juvenile Delinquent - J/24           Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.         Ted Murphy                

•Kokopelli - CS 33                            Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.        David Barlow

•Koobalibra - C&C 115                                  Dartmouth Yacht Club, Dartmouth, N. S.      Brian Fitzgerald

•Life of Reilly II - Beneteau 423    Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.       Peter Blunden

•Little Marie - Beneteau 361            Wallace MacAskill Yacht Club, St. Peters, N.S.       Rex Dunn

•Morgan “D” - C&C 27 Mk.3                     Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.       Dean Baldwin

•Nearmiss Again - Beneteau 361     Wallace MacAskill Yacht Club, St. Peters, N.S.       Gerry MacDonnell

•Nieve - C&C 30 Mk2                                  Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.       John Anderson

•Oban - Beneteau 37                                                    Pictou Yacht Club, Pictou, N.S.       John Fraser

•Osprey - Beneteau First 305                                 Armdale Yacht Club, Halifax, N.S.       Todd MacEachern

•Ou-La-La - Beneteau 473 TM      Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.       Michael Oulahen

•Outrageous - US 30                                   Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.       Thomas Hastie

•Patience - Nonsuch 30                                Chester Yacht Club (CYC), Chester, N.S.        Bruce Flinn

•Petrel - Paceship P 32/28                                       Dobson Yacht Club, Sydney, N.S.        Sandy MacNeill

•Prospector - C&C 99              Barrachois Harbour Yacht Club, Tatamagouche, N.S.       Andy Shand

•Reggae - Beneteau First 40.7       Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax, N.S.       David Stanfield         

•Salazar - C&C 37/40 XL                                            Dobson Yacht Club, Sydney, N.S.        Ken Heaton

•Sniper - Kirby 30 (modified)                      Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.        John Astephen                      

•Son of a Preacher Man - Hunter 38 Wallace MacAskill Yacht Club, St. Peters, N.S.      Dale Hicks 

•Tempest - J/29                                              Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.     Michael Johnson

•Windermere - Catalina 30                         Northern Yacht Club, North Sydney, N.S.       Paul MacKenzie

•Zimaz - 42ft Custom Sloop                             Hubbards Sailing Club, Hubbards, N.S.      Iain Tulloch