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Wagmatcook

Mi'kmaw community on the Bras d'Or — Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre.

On the Bras d'Or Lakes Scenic Drive

Wagmatcook is a Mi'kmaw First Nation on the northwestern shore of the Bras d'Or Lake. The Wagmatcook Culture and Heritage Centre has a small museum, café, and theatre, and runs Mi'kmaw history programs and cultural events. It's a good complement to a stop at the Bell Museum a few minutes east in Baddeck.

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Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre

Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre

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Explore Mi'kmaw culture, history and heritage through guided tours, live performances, and drum presentations at this Cape Breton cultural attraction.

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Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre

Wagmatcook Culture & Heritage Centre

cultural site

Mi'kmaw cultural centre on the Bras d'Or Lake with exhibits, restaurant, and live performances.

Other towns along the same trails

Baddeck

Baddeck

Picturesque Bras d'Or village, the official start and end point of the Cabot Trail.
Big Pond

Big Pond

Bras d'Or village famous as the home of singer Rita MacNeil.
Eskasoni

Eskasoni

Largest Mi'kmaw community in the world — Goat Island cultural journey on the Bras d'Or.
Iona

Iona

Highland Village Museum — a living-history Gaelic settlement on the Barra Strait.
St. Peter's

St. Peter's

Canal village linking the Bras d'Or Lake to the Atlantic — the only working canal east of the Welland.
Sydney

Sydney

The island's largest city — port, university town, and home of the world's largest fiddle.
Whycocomagh

Whycocomagh

Bras d'Or village on the Trans-Canada — gateway between the Cabot Trail and the southern island.

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