2026 Summer

Local families carry Inverness Raceway to 100 Years

Local families carry Inverness Raceway to 100 Years

Communities
Heritage

The Inverness Raceway will celebrate the many families who kept the harness racing track alive as it celebrates 100 years this summer. Donnie “Hoss” MacLellan, who is organizing a trivia contest...

By Dave MacNeil, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | 6 views

All join hands: What square dancing means to Inverness County culture and community

All join hands: What square dancing means to Inverness County culture and community

Arts | Culture
Communities
People

Many people in Inverness County know the feeling of walking into a square dance. From the parking lot of a community hall, you can already hear it: lively fiddle tunes, the rhythm of dancers’ feet...

By Siobhan Beaton, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 7 minutes | 20 views

Saint-Pierre Church: A Spiritual and Cultural Gem of the Chéticamp Community

Saint-Pierre Church: A Spiritual and Cultural Gem of the Chéticamp Community

Arts | Culture
Communities
People

The parish’s spiritual and cultural gem, Saint-Pierre Church in Chéticamp was built in the late 19th century thanks to the determination and solidarity of this community’s Acadians. Before its...

By Daniel Aucoin, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 3 views

Margaree market looking to expand in its second year

Margaree market looking to expand in its second year

Cape Breton Economy
Communities
Food

There’ll be a few surprises in store for visitors of the Margaree Food and Artisan Market as it returns this summer. Held the last Friday of each month from May to September, at the community hall...

By Dave MacNeil, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 2 views

Asparagus for beginners

Asparagus for beginners

Food
Nature | Ecology

When I get talking gardening with someone who is starting out on a property, it is not long before I ask them if they have planted their asparagus patch yet. It sits with raspberries and carrots as...

By Caroline Cameron, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 2 views

Caring for your nervous system: the foundation of whole-body health

Caring for your nervous system: the foundation of whole-body health

Health | Wellness

In today’s fast-paced world, it’s easy to overlook one of the most powerful systems influencing our overall health: the nervous system. Th is intricate network, composed of the brain, spinal...

By Glenna Calder, ND, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 1 view

Celtic Music Interpretive Centre turns new page with facelift

Celtic Music Interpretive Centre turns new page with facelift

Arts | Culture
Heritage
People

A year after celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Celtic Music Interpretive Centre Society in Judique hopes a facelift undertaken at the centre in recent months will enhance visitors’ experience....

By Dave MacNeil, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 3 minutes | 4 views

Tradition key as Broad Cove concert marks 70 years

Tradition key as Broad Cove concert marks 70 years

Arts | Culture
Heritage
People

To say the Broad Cove Scottish Concert is generational would be an understatement, whether you’re talking about its audience or the people who stage the annual event. As the concert prepares to...

By Dave MacNeil, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 4 minutes | 1 view

Get Active team presents another exciting summer for youth across the county

Get Active team presents another exciting summer for youth across the county

Recreation

The Get Active team is excited to kick off the fourth season here in Inverness County! Over the past few summers, the program has become an important part of communities across the county, bringing...

By Krista MacInnis, June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 2 minutes | 9 views

Museums of Inverness County 2026

Arts | Culture
Heritage

An Drochaid (The Bridge) 11513 Highway 19, Mabou 902-945-2311 maboumuseum.square.siteFacebook: AnDrochaid Open: May 25 – August 22, 2026Hours of Operation:Every day 10 a.m. – 5 p.m....

June 25, 2026 | Reading Time: 6 minutes | 2 views