From deep within the backwoods, Trout Point offers serenity & comfort without pretension. The Lodge invites you to stay sheltered inside its massive spruce log & chiseled granite walls. Handcrafted in every detail, the lodge houses eight junior suites, one full suite, eight sandstone and granite fireplaces, the Great Room, mezzanine library, and The Dining Room restaurant and bar. You will find all guest suites without televisions or telephones to disturb your total relaxation. Easy day trips bring you to a variety of beaches and coastal areas or to over 5 different 18 hole golf courses.

Darlene King, writing in Harrowsmith Country Life, notes: "The remote location encourages guests to slow down, go for a paddle in a canoe, relax in the wood-fired hot tub, and, yes, wait for lunch to be served."

Trout Point offers guests the following activities and services:

· Cooking lessons

· Guided fishing excursions

· On-site catch-and-release fishing

· Canoes, kayaks, and mountain bikes available without charge

· Massage (by appointment)

· We can also arrange whale watching, sea kayaking, and Tusket Islands excursions

· Nature trails, hiking trails in the Tobeatic Wilderness, and lake & river swimming

Trout Point welcomes most guests for stays of two to seven days, though many others choose the lodge as an elegant and restful place to overnight on their way in and out of Nova Scotia using the Cat ferry from Maine, USA. The lodge is a 40-minute drive from the International Ferry Terminal. Trout Point also offers Nova Scotia vacation packages that include The Cat high-speed ferry from Bar Harbor and Portland.

Trout Point's private world borders well over 500,000 acres of protected federal & provincial wilderness: The Tobeatic Wilderness Preserve & Kejimikujik National Park. The Lodge offers numerous opportunities for outdoor recreation and learning about nature.

As Millie Ball, New Orleans Times-Picayune travel editor, has written: "Trout Point Lodge is a place to nestle."

Each day will be as active or still as you desire. Hear the Tusket River rapids from your room as you recline in hand-made Acadian log & twig furniture. Outdoor recreation beckons, including river & lake swimming, canoeing, kayaking, mountain bikes, & catch-and-release fishing. Hike the woodland trails of our 200 acre estate & the adjoining public wilderness. At the convergence of the Tusket & Napier Rivers, the Lodge borders the last pristine nature area in Nova Scotia. See bear, moose, deer, beaver, owls, loons, & eagles. Relax, stroll a nature path, or simply read a book on the porch.

If you want to smell the salt air & feel the spray let us arrange sea kayaking, a Tusket Islands cruise, sea kayaking, or deep sea fishing for you. A short drive out of the wilderness takes you to historic Shelburne, with its 18th century historic district & natural deep water harbor, or Yarmouth, a working seaport. A little further on beyond Shelburne (about 1 1/2 hours from the lodge) lies the Seaside Adjunct of Kejikikujik National Park, where you can visit beautiful sandy beaches and see seals playing in the pristine Atlantic waters.

GOLF NOVA SCOTIA FROM TROUT POINT

If golf is your game, there are five 18-hole courses within an easy drive of the lodge, on both the Evangeline Trail and the Lighthouse Route. The Lodge would be happy to assist you in setting up a tee time.

Courses include the Yarmouth Links, The Pines, West Pubnico, Clare, and River Hills. Examples of these challenging and beautiful courses include One of Sir Stanley Thompson's masterpieces, The Pines, carved out of a superb setting through an evergreen forest. Many professional golfers consider this to be one of the most challenging and picturesque courses in Atlantic Canada

Serenity, stillness, and the enjoyment of nature are the essence of the Trout Point Lodge guest experience. The Great Lodge and surrounding grounds offer plenty of space to sit, converse with others, curl up with a book, or simply take in the beauty of nature. Well behaved children only are welcome. After parking your car upon arrival, you will find no other motorized vehicles on land or water at Trout Point or in the adjoining Tobeatic Wilderness Preserve.

Canoe, Fish, Bike, & Hike the Tusket & Napier Rivers

Take out Trout Point's own canoes or kayaks on the Tusket & Napier Rivers as they flow to the ocean past Yarmouth County's 365 scenic lakes. The Tusket & Napier's native trout swim the lodge waters, & our trail system will lead you to thousands of acres of protected wilderness for either hiking or mountain biking. No skill or experience is required for gentle, safe kayaking or canoeing up the Napier and into the Tobeatic Wilderness Preserve. The Tusket offers seasonal rapids, and will lead you to nearby East Meadow Lake and other lakes and still waters. Guides & outfitters arranged on request. Canoe and kayak outfitting and guided tours can be arranged. Just ask.

Trout Point Lodge occupies the last private land adjacent to the Tobeatic Wilderness Preserve, home to the only native moose population left in Nova Scotia and the endangered southern flying squirrel. The Tusket River system is the most significant watershed in the area, flowing through boreal, Acadian forest, eskers, multitudinous lakes, barrens, & bogs. Black bear, the rare Blanding's turtle, diverse birdlife, muskrat, beaver, and otter inhabit the area.

Trout Point is an ecologically minded guest lodge where our guests can enjoy this incredible ecosystem without disturbing it. Relax in wood-fired hot tubs as the Tusket River rushes near by. Forage for wild mushrooms and then cook them up in our teaching kitchen. Or take a leisurely nature walk, a strenuous hike, canoe towards the Atlantic ocean, or perch on a granite boulder to read a book.

Trout Point's own 200 acres border well over 350,000 acres of protected wilderness in the Tobeatic and Kejimikujik National Park, which together form the Southern Nova Scotia World Biosphere Preserve, created by UNESCO.