#cheticamp

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why did none of u post this article for me….

#he just hung out in cheticamp all the time???????????????

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Outside Church and Dance Hall, Cheticamp, Nova Scotia, Photo by Lutz Dille, 1966 (Cropped)

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Silent Sunday

St. Peter’s Church  Cheticamp in the 1800’s. It was built of sandstone from Cheticamp Island in Cape Breton Silent Sunday

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Doom!

Monday, August 7, 2023

Margaret and Tim went into the Cape Breton Highlands National Park Visitor Center to read maps, inquire about hikes and learn about the history of the area. In particular, we were interested in learning who the Acadians were. We learned they were French who were forcibly removed by the English. In this area, families were removed to make room for the park. One resident we talked to said her grandparents were getting old and didn’t speak English, only French. They were duped by government officials into giving up their home to make way for the park. Injustice is everywhere.

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We balance our activities by discussing who wants to do what when and then doing some negotiating. Jeanne had a Zoom meeting mid morning, and Margaret and Tim wanted to go for a hike at the same time, so we compromised: Jeanne went to her meeting and Margaret and Tim went for a hike, and when Jeanne was done with her meeting, she joined the hike.

The hike was along a loop trail called Le Buttereau (meaning small hill). It was an easy, mossy walk thru the woods. We passed eight or so ruins of Acadian homes. Each homestead was marked with the name of the family and the number of children. Almost all had at least 10 kids! When Jeanne joined, we walked to the beach and a separate loop of the trail.

We stopped for lunch on a beautiful spot on the Cabot Trail overlooking the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Tim had just finished setting up the table and chairs when he saw rain coming across the gulf and threw them in the back of the van just in time. We watched several squalls heading either for Cheticamp or us or both.

After the rain stopped we drove further along the Cabot Trail to a short boardwalk loop path along a Bog. Jeanne, Margaret and Dora went to look for carnivorous plants so Jeanne could send pictures to Jake. After spotting the bladderworts and pitcher plants, Jeanne was eager to helpfully point them out to passersby. A family with a rather bored little girl came up behind us. Jeanne started explaining how the plant catches insects, “the insect sees the fake flower and then goes to the pitcher to drink the water, then DOOM!” The family were all startled. The little girl was finally interested in the bog. Success.

We headed back to Chéticamp for laundry. RVers all meet at the laundromat — there was the couple with Storyteller van like ours from NJ. We did laundry and exchanged stories of places we recommended.

No one wanted to cook, so we cruised the village discussing potential restaurants. Gluten free pizza! Who expected gluten free pizza in rural Canada? A gastronomic delight for Jeanne.

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Had a good time at Cheticamp

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This painting is 8" x 10" in size and was hand painted on Inverness beach, Cape Breton! You may even see grains of sand in the paint, truly en-plein-air! This painting is of the view from the Harbor end of the beach, facing north towards Cheticamp. I truly am proud of how this painting turned out. It is posted on my Etsy store stressedoutshop.etsy.com and I can't wait to see where in the world this piece ends up!

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Saturday October 15/2022

Today was a full day. We began early with a stop at salt spring provincial park. Here mineral springs bubble to the surface, but the park was closed due to damage from hurricane Fiona.

Our next stop was the one room school house at Barnaby River. Then we went on to Cape Breton Island, where we stopped for lunch at the Celtic music interpretation centre and we listened to live piano and fiddle music for a couple of hours.

Other stops included an art show and a quilt show. The art show could have been part of bad painting exhibition. They put a lot of hours of hard work into those quilts, which inspired me. These were all part of the internationally famous Celtic Colours Festival which has been running all week in Cape Breton. Today was the last of 10 days meant to celebrate the fall colours and Celtic culture. Two cultures historically settled the island: Scotts and Acadians. The mixing of the two has produced unique Cape Breton sounds and artwork.

After stop at the Acadian Stone Church in Cheticamp We entered Cape Breton highlands national park and stopped at several scenic viewpoints while doing several short hikes. We camped in the park.

This was the right time in the season to see Celtic colours. The fall changing of the leaves was amazing. I would only say, wow, and ask that you try to imagine ridges of green fir trees and valleys of yellow orange and red maple trees.

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We are now camped in Cheticamp for a week on the west coast of Cape Breton with the iconic view of the Cabot Trail 

[sonjabysonjamorgan]

saying her cheticamp accent is quebecois disgusting!!!!!

#this is a very fun scene for me bc i was making fun of margarets museum saturday night w people…

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How a rural Nova Scotia village found a new doctor amid widespread shortage

How a rural Nova Scotia village found a new doctor amid widespread shortage

A housing shortage, large patient rosters, and a lack of support are some challenges for recruiters looking to attract doctors to rural areas of Nova Scotia. That challenge is underscored by a doctor shortage that’s left more than 100,000 Nova Scotians without a family doctor. Despite those challenges, Sacred Heart Community Health Centre in Cheticamp has managed to keep doctors for long periods…

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Hey MOOSE!

Sunday, August 6, 2023

We started the day with a walk along the Cheticamp River whence Riverside Retreat Campground gets its name. The birds and mosquitoes keep us company as we strolled along the banks of this lazy tannin-stained waterway.

After breakfast, Jeanne drove Margaret and Tim to the trailhead for the Skyline Trail. When Tim and Jeanne were last here, we did an out-and-back. This time, Margaret and Tim decided.to do the whole six-mile loop. This is the one trail in the park that prohibits dogs so we leave Jeanne to read and Dora to guard Jeanne.

The trail is flat and easy. We stroll along at a good pace listening for birds and deciding how to identify trees. We come across an enclosure with high fences. The sign reads, "If you see a moose in thisu area, call this number." Further on there is a lookout point and signage. The moose have been eating all the saplings of the boreal forest and turning the area to a grassland/savannah. How could this happen we wondered and read on. "Eastern moose are native to Cape Breton, but became rare by 1900 due to excessive hunting and habitat destruction, and were likely wiped out by the 1930s. Parks Canada decided to re-introduce moose to Cape Breton Highlands National Park, and 18 western moose from Elk Island National Park, Alberta, were released in Cape Breton Highlands National Park during 1947 and 1948." However, due to the lack of wolves, the moose population has grown to 4 times what it should be. So much for those baby spruce, tamarac, pine, balsam and other trees. The park has begun tree reintroduction work and showed 3 ways the planting is being done. The hope is to have the trees get a head start in the enclosures and eventually the moose will be let back in. No mention of reintroducing wolves.

On we go down the path to the boardwalk. This is a wide wooden stepped path that descends the hillside toward the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Wide, spectacular views. Tourists gazing, taking selfies, looking for whales, oohing and aahing. It's simply gorgeous.

Back on the path we find fewer hikers since this is the longer leg of the loop. 20 minutes along two women stop to tell us that there are 2 moose up ahead! Fingers crossed they are still there when we arrive. We walk gingerly forward not wanting to scare them away. No fear - they are calmly munching and munching and munching near the path. A few other hikers are stopped as well - everyone hushed, taking pics, smiling, gesturing. The moose are all nose and mouth, glancing at us briefly and then returning to the task at hand - eating 40-60 pounds of browse a day! We tear ourselves away and soon hear a hermit thrush. Margaret has now ascended into the 7th heaven.

When Tim and Margaret return, Dora greets the hikers with joy and wiggles. Jeanne has had a peaceful time, interrupted only by losing her cellphone and having it be returned to the rangers who give it to her. Phew!

We head into town, Cheticamp, for restocking the larder, then on to have dinner on Cheticamp Island. Margaret again realizes you don't have to plan ahead for your picnic, since you always have all your food, AND your kitchen with you when traveling in an RV. Down a long dirt road we arrive at the lighthouse and park overlooking the ocean. Bucolic with warm breezes, lapping waves, bounding puppy and cows grazing in the distance.

All of a sudden, Dora starts barking. Apparently the small herd has taken an interest in little dogs and Dora is ready to take them all on. Running right at them, barking, and jumping she's a force to recon with. And the cows too, seem to be ready for the duel as they keep marching forward. Tim and Jeanne decide Dora is too small for a bovine battle and bring her back to the RV. But the cows aren't done yet; they keep coming in for a closer look and need to be shooed away. Peace returns and we eat dinner overlooking the gulf and admiring the cliffs and mountains in the distance.

As we drive back towards camp we see a shimmering spot on the horizon just below the cloud bank. What could be doing that? It looks like a UFO just settling on the ocean. Or is it about to take off? The horizon is glowing, glinting and glittering, shimmering and shining, glistening and gleaming. A spectacular end to a terrific day!

[travelingjoe]

Cheticamp, Nova Scotia — Third day driving the Cabot Trail. It’s wild to think they didn’t have a road up to Cape Breton Nova Scotia until 1940…especially since the roads seems like they are hundreds of years old. With so many pot holes, it’s like playing hop scotch in the RV. We went back to look at the brochures for this area and they have definitely air brushed the photos showing the roads. Snow from last night is dusting the hills along the route. Chris nipped into a local barber shop for an interesting haircut experience. Camped in a beautiful spot with a view of the water on both sides of us.

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Le Cap-Rougien

It's that time again!!! Time for

FOLK MUSIC FRIDAY!!

The weekly segment on my blog for those interested to discover new folk music and enjoy old favourites!

This week's spotlight is as local as it gets to myself, this is a much-beloved Chéticamp Acadian folk rock song that tells the story of the displacement of residents from nearby Cap Rouge in the 1930s to make way for what is now Cape Breton Highlands National Park, a sort of mini-deportation in its own right.

Today, nothing remains of the tiny settlement except its namesake mountain and a local landmark known as Le Bloc as mentioned in the song, and of course the memories kept alive by descendants of the village's inhabitants. Today's Folk Music Friday tune is Le Cap-Rougien

Assis sur le bloc, je cherche à comprendre

Comment vivait le monde donc parlait ma grand-mère

Des soirées au fanal, des journées matinales

C'est souvent qu'elle parlait des Cap-Rougien

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