Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, NS
Almost every road we took on Cape Breton Island had some sort of Scottish influence. There was the Gaelic College in St Ann’s, where Californians were learning or improving upon their fiddle skills to the Keltic Lodge in Ingonish, now owned by Parks Canada and undergoing restoration. The beautiful Keltic Lodge was built in 1940 on cliffs overlooking the Atlantic and is famous for its championship 18 hole Highland Links golf course. Quite an amazing bit of history associated with the Lodge is that it was closed in 1942 because of the war, but with its abandoned luxury and protected harbor it became a favorite shore leave destination for U-boats crews. How scary is that! Continue reading
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