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Illustrates the history of Canso Town and eastern Guysborough County, with exhibits from Canso Harbour. Guides will show you a bird’s-eye view of the town from the widow’s walk on the rooftop. Displays include panoramas of Canso, period furniture, photographs and other memorabilia.
Grassy Island Fort National Historic Site
Grassy Island is home to the remains of an 18th-century fishing settlement and the ruins of a battle-ravaged stone fortress. The islands were designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1925 due to their role as an important fishing base for the French in the 16th century and the British during the 18th century, and as the staging point for the 1745 expedition against Louisbourg. "Grassy Island Fort", the remains of early 18th-century British fortifications (a 1720 redoubt, 1723–24 fort, and a 1745 blockhouse) on Grassy Island, was also individually designated as a National Historic Site in 1962.