Sorry folks, we've got to close the library for a while. There's a house on fire across village!

Baddeck Harbor on the Bras d' Or Lake

We've left PEI and made our way to Nova Scotia.  We drove about 40 minutes from Charlottetown to the Wood Island Ferry Terminal.  The ferry ride was a smooth 75 minutes across the Northumberland Strait to Caribou, Nova Scotia. Then we had about two more hours to our destination of Baddeck.  This village of less than 1000 people is located on the eastern end of Nova Scotia in the Cape Breton Island region.  It's the gateway to the Cabot Trail which is a 185 mile loop drive around the north end of the island.  The drive follows the coast line, inland valley's and passes through the Cape Breton Highland National Park.
https://www.cbisland.com
http://visitbaddeck.com
We stayed at another Bed & Breakfast.  This one was the Baddeck Heritage House.  Like the Old Parsonage where we stayed in Kennebunkport it also had four rooms.  It was just a couple of minutes walk from there to downtown Baddeck.  Given Baddeck's size it was just a couple of more minutes walk and we were out of the village.  Although fairly small, Baddeck has made it's mark in Canadian history in a couple of ways.  First, Alexander Graham Bell and his wife Mabel had a summer home in Baddeck.  There is a museum there that is operated by the National Park Service that really makes you appreciate folks like him.  I'm not sure if it's a blessing or curse to have a brain like his that seemed to never shut down...........I guess I'll never know.
http://www.novascotia.com/see-do/attractions/alexander-graham-bell-national-historic-site/1562
The second notable event that occurred in Baddeck was that it was the home of the countries first flight.  The plane looked very similar to the Wright Brothers plane.  It was called the Silver Dart and the flight was in February of 1909.  The lake that the village sits on was frozen and served as runway for both the takeoff and landing some 700 yards away.
As we walked around the waterfront we noticed what was truly a multipurpose building.  It was a two story building.  The bottom floor was the Baddeck Fire Department and the top floor was the public library.  It made me wonder, do they have to close the library if there's a fire?  Maybe my brain is working more than I thought!

Fire Station Downstairs, Library Upstairs!

Baddeck Heritage House Bed & Breakfast