Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
A 4km hiking and cycling trail to the nature reserve at Antigonish Landing begins just
across the train tracks from the museum, then 400m down Adam St. The landing's estu-
ary is a good birdwatching area where you might see eagles, ducks and ospreys.
Festivals & Events
Antigonish Highland Games CULTURE
( www.antigonishhighlandgames.ca ; mid-Jul) An extravaganza of dancing, pipe playing,
and heavy-lifting events involving hewn logs and iron balls.
Evolve MUSIC
( www.evolvefestival.com ; late Jul) Five stages of funk, bluegrass, hip-hop and more, plus
workshops on everything from puppetry to media literacy.
Sleeping & Eating
Shebby's Tourist Home B&B $$$
(Antigonish Highland Heart; 902-863-1858, 800-863-1858; www.bbcanada.com/3241.html ; 135
Main St; r $90-110; May-Oct; ) Smiling Shebby, the friendly owner of this c 1854
house, brightens her centrally located home with special touches such as rag dolls on the
beds.
Gabrieau's Bistro MODERN CANADIAN $$$
( 902-863-1925; 350 Main St; lunch mains $8-16, dinner mains $16-32; 10am-9pm Mon-Fri,
4-9:30pm Sat; ) Dine on any of a number of imaginative vegetarian dishes, salads,
meats and seafood for lunch or dinner. Locals credit chef Mark Gabrieau for setting the
culinary high-water mark in Antigonish. The Thai shrimp and lobster risotto is divine.
Information
Antigonish Public Library (
902-863-4276; 274 Main St;
10am-9pm Tue & Thu, to 5pm
Wed, Fri & Sat) Free internet access. Enter off College St.
Visitors Information Centre (VIC; 902-863-4921; 56 West St; 10am-8pm Jun-Sep) Bro-
chures, free local calls and free internet access. It's in the Antigonish Mall parking lot at
the junction of Hwys 104 and 7.
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