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Spring is here in Ingonish, the snow is slowly melting.
We had a great winter North of Smokey with lots of Snow for downhill Skiing at Smokey Community Center (Ski Cape Smokey) up until April 7th, cross country, snowshoeing and tobogganing.
Spring 2013
10 days, 22 hours and 33 minutes till the 2012 Cabot Trail Relay Race
According to http://cabottrailrelay.com/about/, “In 1988 the idea of holding a relay race around the Cabot Trail was created, and 6 teams of 17 runners per team tested out the feasibility of the idea. Thus was created one of the largest and most popular running events in eastern Canada. Now 60 teams from across Canada and [...]
3 Peaks Challenge Gaining in Popularity
The Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge has five teams registered to date with ten more spots open. Registration recently opened and is well ahead of last year’s pace. The event is expected to be sold out in its 2nd year.
The 3 Peaks Challenge event will be held on Saturday, July 16th, involves hiking 3 mountains [...]
Hockey Day in Canada – A success in Ingonish
A beautiful sunny winter day and lots of kids provided the right conditions for a successful Hockey Day in Canada at Ingonish Community Rink. The event was hosted by Smokey Recreation Society, Cape Breton Highlands National Park and Scotiabank, Ingonish Beach. The event features games and activities along with a draw for Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada jersey.
Middle Head Hiking Trail – Full of Surprises
One of Cape Breton Highlands National Park most popular hiking trail, Middle Head, attracts annually over 16, 000 hikers. It is a looped 4 km trail that features incredible scenery and look-offs along the way for some great pictures. There are interpretative panels along the way that explain the human history – the Corson House & [...]
3 Peaks Challenge – A Unique Experience
A new hiking event took place recently – the Cape Breton Highlands 3 Peaks Challenge. This challenge required teams of 4 members to hike 3 mountains in 12 hrs which also included 2.5 hrs driving time as well. The 3 Peaks were Franey, Sugar Loaf and Acadien.
The 3 Peaks Challenge began at 7:00 am. at [...]
Ingonish Triathlon – A Great Success
The 2010 Ingonish Triathlon, formerly Heart of the Highlands Triathlons was a great success this year. The largest ever field of competitors, good weather, amazing volunteers, great sponsors and partners including Cape Breton Highlands National Park and closing barbcue at Keltic Lodge made this a very special event.
Spring Hiking Tips
With the great weather in April and hopefully in May, spring hiking is off to a great start. Here are some tips for you to enjoy while hiking in Ingonish at Cape Smokey Provincial park and Cape Breton Highlands National Park :
1) spring hiking usually means wet trails so wear waterproof hiking boots and take [...]
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