Bras d'Or Lake Travel Guide

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Cape Breton has always been a hard place to make a living. Now, with it's historical main industry of underground coal mining in the Sydney area shut down and the fisheries depleted, times are even tougher for many residents.Some of the older farms were marginal at best,... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  On the main body of Bras d'Or Lake itself, the winter ice-cover in some of the smaller coves and arms of the Lake is in the process of melting and breaking up with the onset of Spring weather.In some places, this results in a wide expanse of beat-up and broken ice chunks... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Stuck as it is between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the weather on Cape Breton Island is noted for it's high winds during winter storms.The weathered and beaten-down cedar shingles and boards on the old barn look like they have taken their fair... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  This part of Nova Scotia is off the beaten path and serves mainly as a summer tourist retreat area. The forested and thinly topsoiled hillsides have never been all that friendly to farmers. However, in the old days, before the tourist industry became one of the mainstays,... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Depending on how much snow has fallen over the winter, it can be tricky walking in the woods. It is tough going when you sink up to your knees in snow with each step, if you are not using skis or snow-shoes!Sometimes you may get lucky and have a hard frozen crust on the snow... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  I had not even made it out of St. Peters before I spotted a majestic Bald Eagle soaring high above the lakeshore. What actually caught my eye were two Herring Gulls who were harassing the Eagle as it glided on out-stretched wings. The Eagle did not pay them much attention... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  I have always loved the Spring season, when the winter snows are starting to melt and rivulets of water begin to gurgle and trickle. Down by the edge of the lake, the solid sheets of ice that have covered the coves and inlets during the cold months of winter begin to... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  On some of the more open expanses of land in Canada, it is common to see 'snow fences' erected to try to control the drifting of snow. These fences work best in areas where the wind direction is almost always from a particular direction. The idea behind the very... 

 Bwana_Brown Says:  Bras d'Or Lake really comes alive in the Summer when both the locals and tourists arrive to enjoy this magnificent area. It is still relatively undeveloped and it is certainly a peaceful place to get away from it all when the sun is shining.Many people have small cottages...