Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for parts of Cape Breton
A snowfall warning has been issued by Environment Canada for parts of eastern Cape Breton, including Sydney, Glace Bay and Louisbourg.
#weather #warning #CapeBreton #Sydney #GlaceBay #Louisbourg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/environment-canada-issues-snowfall-warning-for-parts-of-cape-breton-9.7091146?cmp=rss

📌 The central hall of the 1740's era Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island

#capebreton #louisbourg #oldbuildings #fortresslouisbourg #fortress #castle #canada #novascotia #photography #gx85 #lumix #m43

This 1757 Cape Breton hurricane nearly rewrote North American history
John Dickie's fascination with the 1757 Fortress Louisbourg hurricane began when he was researching the underwater wreck of HMS Tilbury.
#history #hurricane #wreck #CapeBreton #NorthAmerica #Louisbourg
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/this-1757-cape-breton-hurricane-nearly-rewrote-north-american-history-1.7605225?cmp=rss

Mi'kmaw sunrise ceremony near Louisbourg starts National Indigenous Peoples Day
The Mi'kmaw sunrise ceremony on National Indigenous Peoples Day holds extra meaning for Eskasoni Elder Lottie Johnson, a residential school survivor who says June 21 was known as Freedom Day to the kids who got to go home for ...
#ceremony #culture #indigenous #holiday #Louisbourg #Eskasoni
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mikmaw-sunrise-ceremony-louisbourg-national-indigenous-peoples-day-1.7567783?cmp=rss

Louisbourg's restoration gets a helping hand from students
Students are working with Parks Canada to spruce up the Fortress of Louisbourg. They're using their skills to help restore the national historic site. Matthew Moore has the story.
#Restoration #Students #Parks #Canada #Louisbourg
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6794430?cmp=rss

Louisbourg business owners hope cruise visitors will explore the area more
Nova Scotia's cruise season is here and that means some smaller ships will be anchoring in Louisbourg harbour. But business owners say tourists aren't spending much time in the community. Erin Pottie has the story.
#business #tourism #cruise #Louisbourg #NovaScotia
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6736308?cmp=rss

'Devastating blow': Flood at Louisbourg legion branch shuts down food program
The unexpected closure of a Royal Canadian Legion branch in Cape Breton that's home to a food program that feeds hundreds is a big loss for many in the community, a staff member says.
#flood #food #closure #Louisbourg #CapeBreton #News #Canada #NovaScotia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/louisburg-legion-food-program-closed-flooding-1.7423294?cmp=rss

#Louisbourg Harbour - Lighthouse Point, #CapeBreton, #NovaScotia

Fortress Louisbourg can be seen across the harbour from the lighthouse. The fortress, which was built by France between 1713 and 1744, once guarded the St. Lawrence Seaway, protecting French ocean traffic heading to and from Quebec. It was taken by the British in 1744, and again in 1758 before being permanently abandoned. Today, it exists as an archaeological and national historic site.

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#Louisbourg #Lighthouse - Lighthouse Point, #CapeBreton, #NovaScotia

This building is the 3rd to sit on this location. It was built in the 1920s, following the destruction of the 2nd in a fire. The first -- the foundation of which can be seen at the foot of the current -- was built in the 1750s to service the French Fortress Louisbourg. It was the first lighthouse built in #Canada, at least by people of European descent.

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