Many of the smaller communities have only a general store that sells groceries, sundries, acts as a post office, etc. These small general stores have a very limited selection of groceries - better to stop in a bigger centre like Baddeck or Cheticamp for groceries, although the Top of the Island area has two Co-Op grocery stores (somewhat smaller than the Co-Ops in Baddeck and Cheticamp)as well as a couple of independents that, taken together, do a reasonable job.
general store
Floras, Point Cross, +1 902 224-3139, . Handcrafts. Especially traditional Acadian rug-hooking made by locals. Demonstrations.
Local pottery and other juried Cape Breton Only crafts sold along the Cabot Trail at Arts North, outside Cape North, at the northern tip of the Trail.
St. Ann's Artisans
St. Ann's, an area to the south of Ingonish along the Cabot Trail, has a large concentration of artisans who work and sell out of their shops.
Leather, glass, woodworking, iron art, photography, pottery, pewter and sewing are all found, made by skilled artists, within an hour's drive
north of Baddeck.
Smelt Brook Pottery Studio at the Top of the Island in Smelt Brook features two production potters. The studio is open to the public and is a popular rainy-day stop for family learning experiences.
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