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History of home:

Wood cladding dramatically changed the exterior of this house, which originally contrasted twentieth-century and medieval building techniques. The house was built around 1911 by M.R. Chappell Ltd. The interior is finished in oak and originally contained three fireplaces. The house was used as a facility for naval officers during world war 2, and later became ana annex for Isle Royale Hotel.

Features of home:

* 25 rooms
* 3 floors
* 2 fireplaces
* Harbour front view
* Historic north end with museums dating to the 1700's
* 2 minute drive to Sydney yacht club
* Concrete foundation and primary level
* New roof in 2005
* Large paned patio windows with views of sailboats and yachts
* Large deck to enjoy the gentle cape breton summer nights
* Steps away from the Sydney boardwalk where you can enjoy local Cape Breton musicians, dazzling buskers, friendly neighbourly chats and gentle breezes
* Sail from Sydney harbour along the eastern Atlantic ocean to eastern ports in the United States.
* Gaze into the harbour for a rare glimpse of a whale, seal or bald eagle soaring nearby
* 5 minutes to downtown Sydney
* 20 minutes to local airport
* 15 minutes to Cape Breton University which has international campus extensions in Cairo, Egypt
* 400kms from Halifax, Nova Scotia
* 45 minutes from beautiful Baddeck and its Bell Bay golf course
* Several golf courses on Cape Breton island
* Enjoy natural scenery at its best with marine and wildlife viewing
* Sea kayaking, hunting, fishing and much more

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Golf in Cape Breton

http://www.highlandslinksgolf.com/history.asp

In 1939 when the National Park Service hired Stanley Thompson to design and build what he later called �the mountains and ocean� course, he told friends that it was the best contract he ever had. He was given one of the country's most scenic and awe inspiring national parks, and had just one mandate: take advantage of it. The result is an inspired piece of architecture that has proved to be one of Thompson's finest design achievements.

Highlands Links began as a nine-hole course with Thompson convincing his employers that a second nine holes was essential. Normally one to remain with his original plan, Thompson changed the routing of the course during construction to follow the Clyburn River, an integral element of the final layout.

Given the size of the project, construction progressed quickly, taking just two years. It was difficult to bring machinery to the site and local labourers did much of the work by hand. A great deal of the course was clear land and much of the growth of the surrounding vegetation has come since. On many holes, few trees were present and it's a tribute to Thompson's vision that with all the growth, the course has retained its shape.

Many have referred to Highlands Links as Thompson's homage to golf's Scottish roots and St. Andrews in particular. Holes have names like �Heich O' Fash� (which means �Heap of Trouble�) and many of the fairways are remarkably similar to Scottish topography. The seventh hole, Killiecrankie, resembles the long narrow pass of Killiecrankie in the Highlands of Scotland � a wooded gorge that played a significant role in Scotland's history in 1689.

Some of the same tests that have challenged golfers since the 15th century can also be found at Highlands Links. The fifth hole, �Canny Slap,� is similar to the most famous one-shot hole in golf, St. Andrew's eleventh hole, �Eden.� Other typical Scottish trademarks include heroic tees with their long forced carries, blind tee and green strokes, rolling fairways, dune-like mounds, pot bunkers, small undulating greens, seascape panoramas and ever-present heather.

Balance for the golfer was another critical component in Thompson's design: balanced stroke values for each fairway, balance in overall architectural design, and the balanced combination of scientific stroke-making along with the beauty of the natural landscape.

In 2002, Sports Illustrated gathered a panel of golf historians and experts to rank the schools of golf course design in order of influence. Stanley Thompson's ranked fifth. And the most influential course to arise from that school, according to the panel? His �mountains and ocean� course, Cape Breton Highlands Links.