Accommodations Nova Scotia
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Baddeck, Nova Scotia
Baddeck on the Cabot Trail is situated on the northern shore of
Bras d'Or Lakes on Cape Breton Island.
The creation of the Cabot Trail during the 1930s made Baddeck the
focal point for vehicle touring on Cape Breton Island. The village
experienced a boom in post-World War II tourism, particularly after
the 1956 opening of the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site
of Canada and the opening of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 105)
immediately north of the village during the early 1960s.
Today, Baddeck functions as a service centre for the sparsely
populated county and hosts a well-equipped volunteer fire
department, a consolidated school serving grades Primary-12, as well
as a public library, provincial government offices, a hospital and a
nursing home.
The village's economy is driven by tourism during the summer and
fall months; it has been estimated by provincial tourism officials
that the village experiences almost as many tourists as the
provincial capital Halifax.
Baddeck has managed to maintain public
access to much of its attractive waterfront while preventing
aesthetically unpleasing developments. It hosts a yacht club which
is the focal point for cruising on Bras d'Or Lake, as well as a
world-class golf course, a lake-front resort and numerous
hotels/motels and restaurants and shopping establishments.
