The #CBUStaycation Challenge is back, and you could win BIG!

This year each of our challenges have been placed in categories; every time you complete and share a challenge, you’ll be entered to win the category’s prize as well as the ultimate Cape Breton Island Staycation Grand Prize Package. Don’t forget to read the rules and learn how to play!

#CBUCan150 – CBU Celebrates Canada 150!

CBU is super excited about Canada’s 150 birthday. So, our Road Squad has partnered with Parks Canada to get in on the celebrations and have some summer fun while checking out all the amazing things Cape Breton’s Parks have to offer. Don’t forget you’re free Parks Pass. That’s Canada’s gift to you!

• Fly a kite at the Alexander Graham Bell National
• Historic SiteFire a musket at the Fortress of Louisbourg
• Take a picture of a sunset from the Cape Breton Highlands National Park
• Watch dazzling Canada 150 fireworks at a community event
• Hike the St. Peters Coastal Trail starting at the St Peter’s Canal National Historic Site

#CBUfoodies – Fun with Food!

Do you consider yourself a foodie? Are you always thinking about your next snack? Do you long for the delicacies and treats that Cape Breton Island has to offer? Then these challenges are for you! Join us as we sip, snack and savour our way through our beautiful Island this summer!

• Create the perfect s’more over a bonfire
• Enjoy an ice cream at Neil’s Harbour Lighthouse
• Indulge in some world-famous Cape Breton pizza
• Feast on food from a local food truck
• Enjoy a beverage and a board game at the Underground Café

#CBUhikes – Let’s go on an Adventure!

Cape Breton Island is a hotspot for fun and adventure. You just have to look in the right places. So get off the beaten path, enjoy the sunshine and check out these awesome places that will refresh your mind and body. The views are spectacular.

• Explore the stories of Louisbourg on the Louisbourg Lighthouse Coastal Trail
• Find the unknown sailor on the White Point Hiking Trail
• Check out views of the Strait of Canso from the Ceilidh Coastal Trail
• Discover North River Falls Hiking Trail
• Travel along the boardwalk at the Bog Trail

#CBUh2o – Keep it cool, Cape Breton!

It gets hot in the Cape in the summer months! So let’s take it to the Atlantic ocean, the Bras D’Or Lakes or your favorite local swimming hole to cool down, have some fun and check some items of the #CBUstaycation challenge list.

• Catch the ferry to Kidston Island and explore for the day
• Skip a rock at a Cape Breton lake
• Show us your creative side by making beach art with shells or rocks
• Find a sand dollar on a beach
• Test your balance while stand up paddle boarding or surfing

#CBUculture – Immerse yourself in the Culture of the Cape!

Where can you go that you’ll spontaneously happen upon a ceilidh, catch an impromptu square dance, learn several new languages or visit museums that you’ll actually enjoy, no wait, love? Cape Breton, of course! We’ve got it going on. So get out there and check out all of our cultural offerings. We’ve got something for everyone.

• Find a Pit Pony underground at the Miners Museum
• Enjoy live entertainment at the Makin’ Waves Festival
• Take a selfie in front of local street art
• Put on your dancing shoes and enjoy a ceilidh
• Check out where the Blacksmith works at the LeNoir Forge Museum
• Attend a Pow Wow in a First Nation Community

#CBUfun – Random Acts of Fun make summertime the BEST time!

Everyone knows that sometimes the adventures with the least amount of planning, end up being the most fun! So check out our Random Acts of fun list and check off as many as possible!

• Grab a group of friends and experience the adrenaline of Cape Breton’s first Zipline
• Take a picture with a sunflower taller than you
• Go Ice Skating at the Membertou Health and Wellness Centre
• Get a picture with the Bell’s on the Baddeck boardwalk
• Picnic at a Cape Breton Provincial park
• Test your accuracy at the Highland Bow and Arrow

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