Blog – Keltic Lodge at the Highlands

June 16, 2025June 16, 2025By Keltic Lodge at the Highlands

New Manager at Keltic Lodge

Keltic Lodge at the Highlands, Cape Breton Highlands Links Golf Club, and GolfNorth Properties are thrilled to announce that Matthew MacKenzie will be returning to Ingonish as General Manager of Keltic Lodge at the Highlands and Cape Breton Highlands Links Golf Club. Matthew will oversee daily operations and guide the renaissance of these iconic Cape Breton institutions. New (and returning) General Manager Matthew MacKenzie posted the following on his social media platforms: I am truly proud to share that I’ve returned to Keltic Lodge at the Highlands as General Manager. This isan exciting new chapter for me and my family, […]

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 […]

April 3, 2024January 6, 2025By Keltic Lodge at the Highlands

Closure of Keltic Main Lodge and Cottages

GolfNorth Media Statement GolfNorth, jointly with Parks Canada, has made the difficult decision to close the Keltic Main Lodge and several of the cottages in Ingonish, Nova Scotia. Despite substantial GolfNorth investment, the condition of the aging Main Lodge and cottages has proven to be a challenge. A significant investment in the range of tens of millions of dollars would be required to comply with minimum current standards and codes, including electrical, heating, air conditioning and accessibility, and to maintain the high-quality experience visitors have come to expect. The Middle Head peninsula, on which the Main Lodge sits, is a […]

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 […]