After crossing the causeway into Port Hastings, follow Rte #4 to Port Hawkesbury and St. Peter’s where following Rte #247 you will join the Fleur-de-lis Trail. This route has a strong Acadian influence and travels up the western coast on Rtes #247 & #327, joining the Marconi Trail at Louisbourg.
Please note: Continuing on Rte #4 takes you inland towards Sydney along the Bras D’Or Lakes Drive.
Attractions include: the Balache Point Lighthouse and the Swingbridge at the causeway; and the Gut of Canso Museum and Archives at Port Hastings; the Granville on the Green at Port Hawkesbury; the Lennox Passage Drawbridge at Louisdale leading to Isle Madame; the LeNoir Forge Museum and Cannon Lookoff at Arichat; the beach at Point Michaud; the lighthouse at Garbarus; the Two Rivers Wildlife Park at Marion Bridge; and the Louisbourg Railway Museum & Louisbourg Playhouse, the Louisbourg Lighthouse and the majestic Fortress Louisbourg National Historic Site at Louisbourg.
Places to Eat, Stay & Play – Fleur-de-lis Trail
Balache Point Lighthouse Swingbridge at Causeway NS Visitor Centre, at causeway Port Hawkesbury waterfront Lennox Passage Bridge, Louisdale LeNoir Forge Museum, Arichat Cannon Lookoff, Arichat Garbarus Lighthouse Two Rivers Wildlife Park, Marion Bridge Louisbourg Railway Museum Louisbourg Lighthouse Fortress Louisbourg, Nat. H. Site Fortress Louisbourg, National Historic Site of Canada