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Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, had this to say about Cape Breton Island: “I have traveled around the globe. I have seen the Canadian and American Rockies, the Andes and the Alps and the Highlands of Scotland; but for simple beauty, Cape Breton outrivals them all.”

Cape Breton Island is beautiful. One of the most scenic parts of the island is the Cape Breton Highlands. The Highlands, and the Cabot Trail that goes around them, bring thousands of tourists to the island each year. The Cabot Trail is 294 kilometres (184 miles) long. It runs through fishing villages such as Chéticamp, Neils Harbour, Pleasant Bay and Ingonish. It also runs through the peaceful Margaree River Valley. Chéticamp is at the western entrance to the Cape Breton Highlands National Park.