This traditional Mi’kmaq portage route between the Atlantic Ocean and Bras d’Or Lakes saw the rise and fall of a French trading post, settlement, and British hill-top fort. Today you can visit the canal and locks, which permanently linked the two waterways in a feat of 19th-century engineering.
St. Peters Canal National Historic Site
Saint Peter's, Nova Scotia
- Type
- Industrial
- Address
- 160 Toulouse St, Saint Peter's, NS B0E 3B0, Canada
Get directions - Hours
- https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/stpeters
- Phone
- 902-535-2118 or 902-295-2069
Amenities
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Wheelchair Access
Location
160 Toulouse St, Saint Peter's, NS B0E 3B0, Canada
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