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The 5th annual Hike the Highlands Festival opening night started off well with over 30 hikers enjoying the evening hike at Freshwater Lake,  then almost a full house for the opening ceremonies back at Heather Room, Glenghorm Beach Resort and later off to Thirsty Hikers Pub to hear some Celtic...Read more

Hike the Highlands Festival starts on Friday, Sept. 12 with the Freshwater Lake evening hike at 6:00 pm. Lyn Elliott, and Lisa Dixon, will be your guides with Kristan Chin your sweep. Following the hike our opening ceremonies begin at 8:00 pm. at Heather room, Glenghorm Beach Resort, Ingonish. ...Read more

One of my favorite all time hikes has always been the Clyburn Valley Trail in Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  It is a trail for all seasons as the trail is groomed for cross country skiing in the winter. One winter,  I was very lucky and saw a rare snowy owl on this trail just before the...Read more

It is rather fitting I write this article/post on one of the hottest days of the year – 28 degrees with high humidity (muggy) and a little wind. Here are a few tips for hot weather hiking – 1) Water – take two bottles of water and put them in the freezer the night before. Allow...Read more

Brand new for 2008,  Hike the Highlands Festival now has a digitize brochure. Developed by NXTBook and sold by Dawson Communications, this digitize brochure allows you to turn the pages of our  brochure as well zoom in and to print one page at a time.  Instructions on how to use this technology...Read more

Recently, the Hike the Highlands Festival received an accolade by being recognized by the NS Dept. of Tourism, Culture, & Heritage as a signature event in 2008. Our festival will be recognized and promoted appropriately in the NS Doers and Dreamers Guide in 2008, the Festivals & Events...Read more

Today my wife, Heather, and I went on a late fall hike on Red Island Trail. It was overcast, and windy but still a nice day for hike.  We did the trail clockwise and found the views much better along the trail. It wasn’t long before we got to MacDonald’s Pond and starting see all...Read more

The results are in and judges have spoken.  Here are the winners in each category with honorable mention. Thank-you for all the entries.   Winners – 1) Best Picture – Janet Hutchingson, Lawrence, Kansas, USA,  2) Best Scenery -White Point – Patricia McCormack, Port...Read more

At the recent Cabot Trail Tourism Solutions Conference at Keltic Lodge,  Cape Breton Highlands National Park were presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for their valuable contributions as a partner for the 2007 Hike the Highlands Festival.  In the picture above are – Jocelyne Quann,...Read more

On behalf of the board of directors for the Hike the Highlands Festival Society, I am pleased to announced the 2008 dates. Next year’s festival will take place from September 12-21, 2008. “Hikers have been getting used to this time of the year & our great weather, and so it was...Read more