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Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing

Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing is a travel journal written by Charles Dudley Warner, the American author who co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Mark Twain.

Bjarni Tryggvason

On February 22, 2009, he piloted a replica of Alexander Graham Bell's Silver Dart, from the ice on Baddeck Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

Bras d'Or Lake

The largest communities located on Bras d'Or Lake are the villages of Baddeck, Eskasoni, Little Bras d'Or, St. Peter's, and Whycocomagh.

It is because of Bell's connection to this area that Beinn Bhreagh and Baddeck are routinely featured on National Geographic maps showing eastern North America.

Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall

Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall is an historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Kidston Island

Kidston Island is an uninhabited island in the Bras d'Or Lakes in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

Michael A. Newton

Michael A. Newton (born July 19, 1964, Baddeck, Nova Scotia) is an award-winning Canadian statistician.

Nova Scotia Highway 105

In 2010, the provincial government named the entire highway Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell Way in honour of Mabel Gardiner Hubbard and her husband Alexander Graham Bell, who resided and are buried at Beinn Bhreagh near Baddeck.

Rice Strait

The strait is named after Sergeant George W. Rice (born 29 June 1855 in Baddeck, Nova Scotia), who was the photographer on Adolphus Greely's ill-fated Lady Franklin Bay Expedition, and also a correspondent with the New York Herald.

Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church

Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church is an historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

Seaside Communications

Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Reserve Mines, Louisbourg (community), Baddeck, Nova Scotia, St. Peter's, Nova Scotia and surrounding communities such as Albert Bridge, Hornes Road, Hillside, Hills Road, Marion Bridge, Carabin's Trailer Park, Main-à-Dieu, Neal Cove, Bateston, Catalone and Catalone Road.

Spectacle Island Game Sanctuary

The Spectacle Island Game Sanctuary is a protected area in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada.


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