French engineer Grillot de Poilly concludes his winter tour of Cape Breton and the corresponding document entitled “Plan et memoire d’un voyage fait pendant l’hiver de 1757, autour de l’Isle Roïale,” which has been transcribed and translated through parts 1 to 5 of this article series. They set off on the final leg of their … Continue reading Monsieur de Poilly’s 1757 Winter Tour of Cape Breton Island – Part 5
Year: 2026
CBC Interview with The Lost World of Cape Breton Island
This week we had the pleasure of chatting with CBC's Information Morning - Cape Breton about The Lost World of Cape Breton Island Podcast. We talked about how the podcast came about, some of our favourite stories, and how we create our episodes. Be sure to listen to the segment, available here on CBC's Information … Continue reading CBC Interview with The Lost World of Cape Breton Island
Podcast Episode – The Boularderies of Little Bras d’Or – Part 3
In this podcast, follow Antoine de La Boularderie and his family through the most difficult years of Cape Breton Island’s history. Uncertainty, upheaval and displacement converge on the Fortress of Louisbourg in the years leading up to the town’s 1758 siege.
Falling Through the Cracks: An 18th Century Acadian Village on the Bras d’Or Lakes?
We retrace the steps of Surveyor Samuel Holland, who discovered a previously undocumented French village on the Bras d'Or Lakes in the 1760s.
The Lost World of Cape Breton Island 