Like a fog on the harbour, the mists of time roll back and the Fortress of Louisbourg stands proudly before us. Its very scale gives us pause; no mere fort, our destination is a fortified town, alive with citizens, soldiers and sailors from the four corners of the world.

Join us in 2013 for Louisbourg300, a grand fête marking the 300th anniversary of the founding of Ile Royale—modern day Cape Breton Island—with Louisbourg as its capital.