Come Stay a
While-Your Heart Will Never Leave.
Visitor Services-
The St. Peter’s Visitor Information Centre located at 10259 Grenville Street,
St. Peter’s across from the Natural Resource Office. Contact number 535-2185.
Maps and information on Cape Breton Island and the mainland of Nova Scotia.
Travel Guides available on N.S., N.B., PEI and Newfoundland.
Out door Experiences:
Kayak rentals and lessons are available at Kayak Cape Breton
located at 5385 West Bay Hwy Roberta. Call 902-535-3060. daily
Twilight Stables located in Soldiers Cove- offering summer
kids camps, riding lessons, trail rides, pony rides and birthday parties,
contact 1-902-631-0882 for dates and times.
The Old Dunrobin Farm located in Soldiers Cove is offering a
summer full of fun for kids and adults alike. A family run farm focusing on
good family fun. Specializing in Rocky Mountain horses a rare Gaited breed.
Come out and enjoy a trail ride or a pony ride. The staff is World Host
certified offering its guest quality service. For more information on hours and
prices call 227-5467. - Soldiers Cove is offering a summer full of fun for kids
and adults alike. A family run farm focusing on good family fun. Specializing
in Rocky Mountain horses a rare Gaited breed. Come out and enjoy a trail ride
or a pony ride. The staff is World Host certified offering its guest quality
service. For more information on hours and events call 227-5467.
10:00am to 12:45pm- 12th Annual Summer Surf Program- Come
out for a summer of enjoyment -join the Surf Clubs -Kid's Club, Wednesday to
Sunday from 11:15am to 12:45pm for ages 6-12 years must be accompanied by a
guardian, fee $75.00 includes lessons and equipment. Junior Surf Club ages
13-19 years, Wednesday to Sunday from 10am to 11:15am, fee $$75.00. Includes
lessons and equipment, takes place at the Point Michaud Beach in Point Michaud.
Chapel Island (Potlotek) tourism is offering some excellent
Cultural experiences for locals as well as for our visitors. They are Offering canoeing/camp out on an island
with tour guide Maynard Marshall, contact number 631-2394. Boating Tours/fishing and overnight stay in a Cabin by the lake.
Or try Spearing eels at night with
tour guide Kenny Basque-contact number 631-0840. Native Story Telling with R.
Marshall. Contact number 535-3160. Open
fire Bannock Making with Belinda Googoo-contact number 302-0649. The art of Dreamcatcher and Beadwork
with Marlene Julian and Arlene Marshall contact number 535-2565. Take part in a Smudging Ceremony with
Robert Pictou - contact number 535-3528. Experience
the benefits of a Native Sweat Lodge with Billy Morrison -Contact 535-3160.
Sweetgrass harvesting with
naturalist Anita Basque. Check with the contact number for days and times.
Historical tours of
Battery Provincial Park in St. Peter`s are conducted with local raconteur,
Clair Rankin, Monday to Thursday from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Come out and discover
some of the rich history of St. Peter`s and St. Peter`s Bay. Tours begin at the
St. Peter`s Lighthouse. Cost: $10.00 per person or $20.00 per family. Contact
Gordon Kerr at 631-3754 for details and bookings.
Wallace MacAskill
Yacht Club - Wednesday Night Racing. Location: St. Peter's Lions Club
Marina, St. Peter's. Time: Skippers' meeting will be held at 5:30 PM for a 6:00
PM start.This will be the second year in a row for our Wednesday night
series. Club members welcome visiting
sailors (and would be sailors) to join us on our boats, or on your own
vessel. Prizes are offered for winners
of each race; and for winners of each series.
Tour the St. Peter's
Canal - Once a day from Monday to Wednesday. Tour starts at 2 pm, meet at
the St. Peter's Canal for a 1 hour sail. No charge can take up to 4 people.
Experience a ride through the canal locks and underneath the swing bridge. Take
a short run about in the bay or inlet either under sail or by motor depending
on conditions. To book your sail call Gordon
Kerr at 902-631-3754.
The Dundee Resort and
Golf Club, now offer rentals which include Kayaks, Paddle Boats, Canoes,
all for $10 an hour or swim out to our water trampoline and enjoy an hour for
just $6. Open 10am to 8pm, located across from the Dundee Resort & Golf
Club. They supply the life jackets and we also have free activities for the
kids! Including Rock painting and craft making! Come out tonight for a Bon Fire
starting at 8:30pm! Dundee is also offering some of the best Golf Rates on the
island. Tuesday and Thursdays Dundee offers Twilight Specials, where you can
play 18 holes anytime during the day up to 3pm for $45.00 plus taxes or play
after 3pm for $35.00 plus taxes. During
the rest of the week, play 18 holes after 3pm for $45.00 plus taxes and these
prices include the use of a Power Cart. Guests of the Resort can enjoy their
stay and save as kids under 12 can eat and play golf free with their parents.
Nature Tours of
Richmond County with Lynne Doucette mornings for a guided nature tour of
beautiful Richmond County. Meeting place is the St. Peter's Nicolas Denys
Museum, rates are individual $20.00, family $30.00 for booking call Gordon Kerr
at 631-3754. Richmond County contains many hiking gems. They are not easy to
find but Lynn knows them all. She will provide you with enlightenment as you
walk through nature.
Water Adventure-Stand
Up Paddle Boarding-Snorkeling and swimming in the waters of Bras d’Or with
Michelle Richards on the Beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes in St. Peter’s. Michelle
gives Stand Paddle Board Lessons and has all the equipment you will need. For
this excellent experience call to book your appointment at 902-227-1230.
Cape Breton Sailing
Charters –Daysailing Adventures, on the Bras d’Or Lakes and coastal waters
of Cape Breton Island with Captain Greg Silver. Contact Captain Greg at 1-902-631-5050
or at captaingret@capebretonsailing.com.
Shopping Experiences:
MacIsaac Kiltmakers
renowned all over the world for their kilt making located on Grenville Street,
St. Peter’s. Contact number 902-535-4000. Customed Made Sales and Rentals
available.
9am to 5pm - Lynn’s
Flowers and Gift on Grenville Street, St. Peter’s where you will find a
wide variety of beautiful gift items.
9:00am - 5pm - Mac's
Celtic Gift Shop at 10042 Grenville Street, St. Peter's, B0E- 3B0- Open 7
days a week.
9:00am – 5:00pm -
Denys Trading Post - Locally Made Treasures- at the Nicolas Denys Museum at
46 Denys Street, St. Peter's.
9:00am – 5:00pm -
Glad Tidings the Christmas Shoppe 9711 Grenville St. Hwy. #4 St. Peter's
B0E-3B0 - open Bus Tours Welcome!
9:00am – 5:00pm - It's
Only Natural General Nutrition Health Food Store at 10042 Grenville Street,
St. Peter's. B0E-3B0.
9:00am – 6:00pm - Bras d'Or Outdoor- /Don't let the
summer slip away stop in at the shop and check out the great selection of
outdoor sports equipment from docks to fishing and hunting needs. Open 6 days a
week, Monday thru Saturday, for your convenience. Located at 10042 Grenville
Street, St. Peter's.
12:00pm – 8:00pm -
Forget-Me-Not Gift Shop, 4155 West Bay Hwy, open daily 12 noon to 8 PM.
Closed on Monday. - 4155 West Bay Hwy.
Treats and Treasures
Gift Shop and Café/Bakery located at the MacDonald Country Inn in St.
Peter’s. Hours 11:30am to 5pm. Delicious German cakes and baked goods and
beautiful gift items.
Museums in Richmond County:
11:00am – 6pm - St. Peter's Wild Life Museum open for the
season. Hours: Monday thru Thursday 11am to 6pm and Friday and Saturday open
12pm to 6pm, Sunday closed. Admission Adults $2.00 and Children $1.00 Located
on Toulouse Street, St. Peter's. - Toulouse Street, St. Peter's.
9am – 5pm - Nicolas Denys Museum on Denys Street in St.
Peter’s. Admission by donation only.
Learn about Saint Pierre the French Settlement of 1650 and the history of our
National Historic Site the St. Peter’s Canal which is the Oldest Working Tidal
Lock in North America.
9:30am to 5:30pm - The Wallace MacAskill House Museum –
Learn about Wallace R. MacAskill the world famous Marine Photographer whose
picture of the Blue Nose is on our Dime. See old cameras and Photographs. The
Museum is also a Heritage House so you would see what our homes were like at
the turn of the Century. Admission is by donation only.
Entertainment in
Richmond County:
7:30pm- Free Concert
by the Sea at LeNoir Landing in Arichat. Bring a chair or blanket and enjoy
this outdoor entertainment.
6:00pm – 9:00pm - The dining room at L’Auberge Acadienne Inn,
Arichat, will be opening for the supper hours on Tuesday July 15. We will be
open Tuesday to Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. We are open 7 days a week for
breakfast for our guests.
7:00pm – 9:00pm - The
Bras d'Or Lakes Inn presents Ceilidh at the Inn - July 10 until August 28 An
exciting mix of musical entertainment every week. Cost: $5/person or
$20/family, Free for Children Under 9. Cash bar.
9:00pm – 11:00pm Jam Session in the Session Lounge
at the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn in St. Peter's - July 10 until August 28 All
musicians are welcome to join in.
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