Travel to a time when remote fishing ports dotted the Atlantic coast and England and France vied for control of North America. Home to the remains of an 18th century fishing settlement and the ruins of a battle-ravaged stone fortress, Canso Islands National Historic Site welcomes curious explorers upon its windswept shores to journey through the history that forged a nation.
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Getting here
1465 Union Street
Canso NS B0H 1H0
Fees
Free admission
Contact us
Telephone: 902-366-3136 or 902-295-2069
Email: information@pc.gc.ca
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