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Louisbourg Town
The community of Louisbourg with a population of 1265 is located on the southeast coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. It is easily accessible by road and air. Louisbourg's major attraction is the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site. It has a facinating history and the site of 2 of Canada's major Battles,Friendly folk and Beautiful scenery raging surf and sandy beaches also await you in Louisbourg.
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Cape Breton Museums Network
The Louisbourg Marine Museum
One of the most recent museums on Cape Breton Island, 
with the artifacts most ancient...

A historic place, a major collection... 
dedicated to fisheries, marine life and marine history 
along our Atlantic coast. 
Privately owned; opened in July 2001.

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Areas of interest:
Marine history, marine life, fisheries, trades and techiques, ethnology, social history
Surface area:
About 1,300 sq. ft. (exhibits)


Cape Breton Museums Network (CBMN)
Main-à-Dieu Fishermen's Museum
On the Marconi Trail, Cape Breton Island 
between Sydney and Louisbourg
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Main-a-Dieu, former museum site
A museum overlooking a beautiful harbour and the scenic village called Main-à-Dieu ("Hand of God"), truly a gift from Heaven, the lobsterland of the Maritimes
Left, the former location of the museum above the village. The museum moved to the Coastal Discovery Centre in 2004.
Areas of interest:
Cultural history, ethnology, history, fisheries, 
traditional trades
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The 'Head' in the background, with the museum 
facing the harbour and the village.
The Museum building:
Opened: May 15, 1994