Chéticamp, Nova Scotia

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Chéticamp, Nova Scotia is an Acadian fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It has almost 4,000 residents.

Chéticamp started as a fishing station used during the summer months by Charles Robin, a merchant from the island of Jersey. In the years following the Great Expulsion, many Acadians came to this area. The first permanent settlers, the families of Pierre Bois and Joseph Richard, moved here in 1782. The settlement was established in 1790 by a grant of land to the 14 original settlers.

Chéticamp is known for its traditional rug hooking (tapis "hooké"), Acadian music and food. Activities for visitors include whale watching and deep sea fishing.

It is one of the few remaining original Acadian settlements in North America.

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