Fifteeen Minutes from Summer Snow is the  Cabot Trail.  C onsidered one of the World's Most Scenic Destination Areas. Special Musical Events , Ceilidh's and Festivals that happen around the Cabot Trail regularly. Enjoy fabulous seafood at many of the great restaurants.  The autumn colours are spectacular along the Cabot Trail in Fall, with activities set against a colourful palette of orange, yellow and red. Enjoy Celtic Colours, an international music festival that is a gathering place for hundreds of musicians in Oct.
  
In 1936 the Cape Breton Highlands National Park was created, 950 sq. km (366 sq. mi.). Conserving and protecting the majestic highlands and coastal wilderness stretching across the northern tip of Cape Breton Island between the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean. It was the first national park in the Atlantic Provinces. By 1940 the Cabot Trail was reconstructed along the French Mountain.1948 saw a new road between Ingonish and Neil's Harbour. In 1951/52 construction on the North Mountain to Pleasant Bay included guard rails. By 1961 the paving of the Cabot Trail was achieved. Today the Cape Breton Highlands Park has 6 campgrounds, 27 hiking trails and a number of informational look offs.

Cabot Trail