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Business Directory
Accommodations
Beardmans Art House by the Sea - 1-902-625-4579 - www.beardmans.ca
Chisholms of Troy Coastal Cottages - 1-902-625-3285 - www.chisholmscottages.com
Linden Lea by the Sea - 1-902-802-7197 - www.airbnb.ca
Troy Lodge Cottages - 1-902-631-4077 - www.cbisland.com
Art & Dance
Melinda by the Sea - 1-902-623-1094 - www.melindabythesea.ca
Sabra MacGillivray, Dancer & Performer - 1-902-631-3151 - www.sabramacgillivray.com
Construction
Allsteel Coatings Ltd - 902 625 1575
High and Dry Ditching - 902-631-2519
Jamieson, Richard General Contracting Ltd. - 902 227 7076
Norvon Enterprises Ltd - 902 625 2262
Red Beard Welding and Fabrication - 902 302-6731
Steve MacIsaac Trucking - 902-625-0552
Walker's Electrical Construction & Maintenance - 902-625-2796
Weeks Quarry - 902-625-5268
Zutphen Contractors - 902 945 2300
Food & Drink
Subway Auld’s Cove - 902 747 2199
Subway Port Hawkesbury - 902 625 1200
The Front Porch Cafe Mulgrave - Facebook
Home Services
Beaton Deep Heat Pump Cleaning - 902-631-4404
Maple Signs & Engraving - 902 625 3870
Michelle’s Family Hair Design - 902-631-1429
Rhonda MacEachern Photography - 902-789-9227
Scott Vac Septic Services - 902 625 3325
The Blind Spot - Theresa Hennessey - 902-625-3500
Shopping
Celtic Sisters - 902 727 2199 www.celticsistersgifts.ca
The Store Studio - Facebook
The Store Studio, Creignish
Welcome to the Store Studio, a local gem filled with handmade gifts created by a group of thirty talented artisans. Visitors will find baby quilts, pottery, driftwood and beach glass, jewelry, resin products, wood turned items and cozy woollen mittens and shawls. There is always a beautiful selection of handmade cards, candles, soaps, and books by local authors including our very own Trena Christie MacEachern’s novels “Light of Day” and ”Karma”. The building itself has its historical roots as an important business in the community.
The Store Studio was built in the late 1800s as a general store by Archibald Mc Master, grand uncle of the present proprietor. Mc Master’s General Store provided the community with everything from food necessities to farming and fishing supplies. In the mid 1930s Archie’s nephew Angus John Mc Master took over the business and operated the store until 1970.
As larger stores opened in Port Hawkesbury and people travelled to the industries which sprang up in Point Tupper, the need for a community store diminished and Mc Master’s General Store was shuttered for approximately fifty years. Angus John’s daughters had careers and raised their families close by, but the idea of reopening “The Store” was always a dream discussed at length at family gatherings, even among the grandchildren.
The building was lightly refurbished, with a view to retaining its original characteristics, by Angus John’s daughter, Peggy. The original intent of the project was to be a weaving studio to house a 45” loom, a newfound hobby in Peggy’s retirement. She quickly realized there were more local artisans anxious to have their work showcased and the dream of reopening the store as the re-imagined Store Studio was realized in the summer of 2017.
Come in and take a step back in time while enjoying the creative works of today’s talented artisans.
Stella Maris, "Star of the Sea"
From the Highlands of Scotland to the Hills of Creignish, the Gaels brought with them their strength and character, Gaelic Language, culture, and a strong catholic faith. Stella Maria Church was built in 1899, replacing a smaller built in 1845 which remains today almost exactly as it was constructed over looking the water on the scenic hills of Creignish.
Stella Maris Parish is in Creignish, located across from the CRC. Established in 1845. Fr. Barrett Clare-Johnson, Pastor.
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