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Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Point Michaud
(Surfers at Point Michaud Beach in Richmond County - photo: Wayne McKay) It’s been 24 hours since I went surfing for the first time in my life. I still feel a...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Kennington Cove
(Kennington Cove--a beach very popular for its waves and location - photo: Wayne McKay) Marcie, Bailey and I headed out to Louisbourg on this balmy July 17th because...
Bras d’Or Lakes Festival launches two weeks of sailing, boating and culture
A new festival is being launched this weekend to celebrate the beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes, Canada’s Inland Sea. Running from July 23 to August 8, the Bras d’Or...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Dominion Beach
(Popular Dominion Beach has re-opened - photo: Wayne McKay) When I was a teenager, Dominion Beach was the place to be in the summer. It was the busiest beach in...
Sail East Regatta reaches north and south
(Getting fine tuned for Sail East 2010 taking place this weekend at the Northern Yacht Club.) Competitors as far away as Brazil will be in town this week as registration...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Main-a-dieu Beach
(Main-a-dieu Beach - photo: Wayne McKay) It was a beautiful but very hot day in Sydney on July 7. The temperature was hovering pretty close to the 30 degree mark....
Cape Breton’s FrameWork Racing team dominates the second annual Cape Breton Classic
Cape Breton cyclists topped the podium in four of the six divisions, after a day of racing in wet, windy conditions in Bras d’Or, Sunday July 11. Ambrose...
Nova Scotia’s toughest, fastest cyclists tackle the Cape Breton Classic Sunday, July 11
It’s the only scheduled bike race on Cape Breton Island this summer and it’s expected to draw dozens of the toughest, fastest cyclists from across Nova...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Mabou Mines Beach
Mabou Mines Beach was the first beach that I picked out of the hat. I had been to the beach once before – in the fall. I remember being struck by its beautiful...
Cape Breton Beach Bum Adventures: Port Morien Sandbar
I can think of no better way to spend a sunny Canada Day than on a beach in Cape Breton. Canada Day is also a great starting point to my summer “Beach Bum Adventures”....
