Louisbourg News

The Fitzgerald Trio got their first taste of Cape Breton last summer, and they're coming back for more this summer.

The Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board is expected to approve an annual budget Monday that includes a $4-million belt-tightening.

Eric Letcher says that as the director of the Fortress of Louisbourg's new dinner theatre, "the biggest challenge is finding the right balance.

Shown above is the reconstruction of the King's Bastion at Fortress Louisbourg in 1968.

Bonnie MacLeod tends to some daily chores at Cossit House in Sydney's north end Tuesday.

Grade 8 students from Caronport Elementary School and their adult chaperones pose in this photo taken during their trip to Nova Scotia last week.

Since the appearance of Daniel Paul's We Were Not the Savages , Cornwallis has been in bad odour, known almost solely for his infamous "scalp proclamation" of October 1749.

That lengthy story is told through coins such as the first in a fine silver series depicting prehistoric creatures discovered in , to gold and silver vivid portrayals of the War of 1812's famed Battle of Chateauguay, to renowned Canadian celebrity Martin Short's vision of on a fine silver coin he helped design.

Summer is just about here and as you dream about days at the beach or relaxing on your back deck, you might also be thinking about new books to enjoy as you soak up the sun.

Grade 8 students from Caronport, Sask., may have filmed their prize-winning video when it was -35 C, but those visiting the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site on Tuesday seemed a bit worried about sleeping in the barracks because of its notorious chill.

The 300th anniversary of the founding of Louisbourg is now being celebrated with a 50-cent gold coin from the Canadian Mint.

Nova Scotia's lighthouse preservation society is disappointed by the lack of response in Cape Breton to a deadline that was set for community groups wanting to obtain a lighthouse to submit the requisite business plans.

A Google employee walking with the Trekker, a mounted camera that allows them to get close up images of trails, rooms and other views of interest at Canada's national historic sites and parks.

In partnership with Parks , the Mint will also host the winning class of Canada's Coolest School Trip at a coin engraving demonstration following the unveiling ceremony.

It seems counterintuitive that manmade structures so big and bright as lighthouses seem to blend so seamlessly into Nova Scotia's muted and stunted coastal landscape.

A couple of Cape Breton students were among the winners at the Nova Scotia Heritage Fair, held Friday in Halifax.

The Kilted Chef, Alain Bosse, guides an audience member through his Lobster 101 tutorial at the Complexe Desjardins for the Gateway to Louisbourg event promoting the celebration of the 300th Anniversary of the founding French community in Nova Scotia The Kilted Chef, Alain Bosse, guides an audience member through his Lobster 101 tutorial at the ... (more)

It was a center of trade with France, New England and the West Indies, and at its peak was the third busiest port in North America.

The community they successfully established was Louisbourg, a thriving fortress town that became a new-world hot spot for commerce and culture.