Chéticamp, Nova Scotia is an Acadian fishing community on the Cabot Trail on the west coast of Cape Breton Island at the western entrance to Cape Breton Highlands National Park. It has almost 4,000 residents. Acadians are the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America comprising what is now the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ... The Cabot Trail is Canadian highway located in the province of Nova Scotia on Cape Breton Island. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Cape Breton Highlands National Park is located on northern Cape Breton Island in the province of Nova Scotia. ...

Chéticamp started as a fishing station used during the summer months by Charles Robin, a merchant from the island of Jersey. In the years following the Great Expulsion, many Acadians came to this area. The first permanent settlers, the families of Pierre Bois and Joseph Richard, moved here in 1782. The settlement was established in 1790 by a grant of land to the 14 original settlers. The Great Upheaval (le Grand Dérangement), also known as the Great Expulsion or the Acadian Expulsion, is the eviction of the Acadian population from Nova Scotia between 1755 and 1763, ordered by governor Charles Lawrence and the Nova Scotia Council. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Chéticamp is known for its traditional rug hooking (tapis "hooké"), Acadian music and food. Activities for visitors include whale watching and deep sea fishing. Rug-making is an ancient craft, and covers a variety of techniques. ... Whale watching off the coast of Bar Harbor, Maine. ... Fishing from a Pier Fishing is both the recreation and sport of catching fish (for food or as a trophy), and the commercial fishing industry of catching or harvesting seafood (either fish or other aquatic life-forms, such as shellfish). ...