Attractions

Attractions

When it comes to natural beauty the Community of Inverness has it all – rolling green hills, rugged coastline, a beautiful golden sandy beach that meets the warm waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, a scenic fishing harbour, boardwalk and spectacular sunsets. While the beauty of our community is our number one attraction, there is so much to see and do to enhance and maximize your visit, all at your own pace, choose the adventure that is right for you.

Lake Ainslie

Lake Ainslie is the largest natural freshwater lake in Nova Scotia and stretches in a triangular shape out towards the north. The Lake is approximately 20 kilometers long and 3 to 5 km in width in various places. The Southwest Margaree River starts at the northeast corner of the Lake, in Scotsville, and empties into…

Broad Cove Marsh “A Mini Cabot Trail”

If you do not have time to experience all that the Cabot Trail has to offer, take a drive down Broad Cove Marsh Road and it’s as if you did. Breath-taking scenery boasting incredible ocean views and the slow drive will leave you with a deeper appreciation of what like is like in Cape Breton.

Cabot Trail

With its salt-tanged fishing villages and mountainous interior cloaked in dense woods, Cape Breton is the prize of Nova Scotia, a green getaway splashed with lakes and lapped by the blue water of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Atlantic Ocean. No visit to Cape Breton Island is complete without experiencing the Cabot Trail.…
Cabot Trail

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