Doug Breen, Vice President & Chief Agronomist at GolfNorth

April 5, 2024January 6, 2025By Doug Breen, Vice President & Chief Agronomist at GolfNorth

Update on the closure of the Main Lodge Building at Keltic

A note to our valuable supporters and visitors: We’re sure that everyone saw the joint media release from GolfNorth and Parks Canada this week, regarding the closure of the Main Lodge building and some cottages. Let us begin by saying that this is great news for the future of Keltic Lodge! We can’t wait to see what the future holds; and are thrilled to begin the collective process of reimagining what the Middle Head Peninsula could be for years to come. As they say, this will be short term pain, for long term gain. In the meantime, we want everyone […]

July 9, 2021January 6, 2025By Doug Breen, Vice President & Chief Agronomist at GolfNorth

Planes, Trains & Automobiles: A Travel Guide to Cape Breton

Nova Scotia has now re-opened to any fully vaccinated Canadian; and since that announcement, the most common questions that I get asked are variations on the following: “I want to play Highlands Links, but what’s the best way to get there?”, “What else should I see while I’m there?” and “Is the course really as good as people say it is?”. Well, the answer to the last question is the easiest. Yes! Cape Breton Highlands Links is arguably Stanley Thompson’s best work—and Stanley Thompson is arguably Canada’s best golf architect. Many of his courses are on various Top 100 lists, but this […]