Welcome to the Cabot Trail Motorcycle Retreat

Middle River, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

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Your hosts on a rainy guided tour of the Cabot Trail August 2012

 Welcome to the Cabot Trail Motorcycle Retreat!

The first accommodations business to cater to motorcyclists in Atlantic Canada.

From Toronto to Cape Breton, two bike junkies find love, adventure and laughter working through the trials and tribulations of running a century old motorcycle guest house minutes off the Cabot Trail.

Follow us as we journey into our upcoming sixth season in 2013 of running a bikers retreat in Cape Breton. We do what we love – sharing it with others is just part of the ride….so stay tuned, buy our t-shirts and keep us in the business of treating you to comfort and fun on two wheels!

Your hosts, Patrick & Angela

- Cabot Trail Motorcycle Retreat
 The Motorcycle Retreat:  Our century home in West Side Middle River sits on 100 acres of rolling hills and brooks with a documented history dating back to the early 1800′s. It is noted to have been home to the first school house serving the villages of Middle River and Hunter’s Mountain. If you follow the old logging road (now a walking trail) at the back of the house heading towards the mountain, it leads you to a small marker reading 1st School, West Side Middle River, District 31, circa 1831. The property was also home to one of the first black smiths in the area, some remnants including a grist mill have been found buried around the property. The previous owner; the late Barbara Nicholson was a WWII military nurse and beloved philanthropist whose family owned the property on and off since its construction in the early 1900′s. She took up residence here in 1976 until her passing in 2005. With respect and great care we have shared this beautiful home with our family, friends and guests and hope to do so for many years to come.

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West Side Middle River School, District 31, Circa 1831

Full Throttle
In the spring of 2008, only 6 months after arriving in Cape Breton from Toronto we opened the Retreat doors. Even though there was still so much to do, the news got out and the bookings came in. It was a little nerve racking although at times amusing, what did two city kids know about running a B&B on the other side of the country? One thing we do know is biker culture and our passion for riding is expressed in how we treat our guests. The rest, we just learn as we go!

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Bikes big and small find refuge in the garden

 

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