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Old Court House Museum
MUSEUM
( 902-533-4008; 106 Church St; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat & Sun)
The Old
Court House Museum displays artifacts related to early farming and housekeeping. It
also offers tourist information and guides to hiking trails.
Sleeping & Eating
Boylston Provincial Park
CAMPGROUND $
( 902-533-3326;
www.parks.gov.ns.ca
; off Hwy 16; campsites $18)
The 36 shaded sites are
never all taken. From the picnic area on the highway below the campground, a footbridge
leads to a small island on the coast about 12km north of Guysborough.
Desbarres Manor
INN $$$
$$$
( 902-533-2099;
www.desbarresmanor.com
; 90 Church St; r from $199; )
This tastefully
renovated 1830 grand mansion with massive, opulent rooms is reason enough to come to
Guysborough. With extraordinary service, fine dining and a range of activities on offer
including canoeing, walking and golfing, it's one of the most luxurious properties in
Nova Scotia.
Rare Bird Pub
PUB $$$
( 902-533-2128;
www.rarebirdpub.com
;
80 Main St; mains $9-15; 11am-2am)
The Bird is a
quintessential stop for a swig of local ale, a pot of mussels, rocking live east coast music
on weekends and fiddlers on the wharf below on Wednesdays. Check the website for
schedules.
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Canso
Mainland North America's oldest seaport is a cluster of boxy fishermen's houses on a
treeless bank of Chedabucto Bay. Long dependent on the fishery, Canso has been decim-
ated by emigration and unemployment since the northern cod stocks collapsed around
1990.
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