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St. Peters Waterfront
A Cape Breton canal village on the narrow isthmus between Bras d'Or Lake and the Atlantic — boating heritage and a one-of-a-kind lock.
Overview
Between two waters
St. Peters is a small village in Richmond County on a narrow isthmus that separates the southern end of Bras d'Or Lake (St. Peter's Inlet) from St. Peter's Bay on the Atlantic. Cutting across it is the St. Peters Canal, blasted through a granite hill and opened in 1869.
The site has been a trading and fishing post since the 1500s — first the Portuguese Santo Pedro, then the French Saint-Pierre — making it one of Cape Breton's oldest settlements.
On the water
Canal-side boating
The St. Peters Canal, a National Historic Site, uses a double-lock system found nowhere else in North America to handle the tidal difference between bay and lake — and it's now almost entirely pleasure-boat traffic.
Waterfront here gives access to both the sheltered Bras d'Or and the open Atlantic, from village homes near the canal to coves on either side — a boater's crossroads at attainable Cape Breton prices.
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St. Peters waterfront — your questions answered
Where is St. Peters?
In Richmond County on Cape Breton Island, on the isthmus between the south end of Bras d'Or Lake and St. Peter's Bay on the Atlantic.
What is the St. Peters Canal?
An 1869 National Historic Site canal cut through granite, with a double-lock system unique in North America, linking Bras d'Or Lake to the Atlantic.
What is the waterfront like?
Village and cove properties with access to both the sheltered Bras d'Or Lake and the open Atlantic, at attainable Cape Breton prices.