Event

Salt Swept Writing Workshop Adventure

Have you ever wanted a day on the coast dedicated to writing? Are you looking for motivation, trying to find your muse, and up for a good adventure? Why not join us for another Writing Workshop Adventure. In our fifth installment of outdoor writing workshops, we are headed for Gabarus. Located along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, this small fishing village is wrapped in a landscape and tradition much like that which has inspired some of the Maritime's greatest stories.  (more…) Read more

Join the Ranks Writing Workshop

Are you a writer looking for motivation, trying to find your muse, and up for a good adventure? Then why not join us for another Writing Workshop Adventure. In our fourth instalment of outdoor writing workshops (Join the Ranks) we are going to the historic WW2 harbour sentinel of Fort Petrie. Located along the shores of New Victoria, Cape Breton, the Fort Petrie setting will definitely be a source of inspiration. (more…) Read more

Encampment Writing Workshop

Are you a writer looking for motivation, trying to find your muse, and up for a good adventure? Then why not join us for another Writing Workshop Adventure. Encampment is an overnight event in which you’ll get to challenge yourself both physically and mentally. During this overnight writing workshop, you and your guides (Steven Rolls and Paul MacDougall of moosebait.com) will be dropped into the heart of the Fortress of Louisbourg, an 18th century French fortress, where you will camp on site and be ... Read more

Castaway Writings

On June 23,2013 moosebait.com hosted the Castaway Writing Workshop Adventure. Eight writers were dropped on Ingonish Island where they would spend the day writing, exploring, and exercising their brains with short writing activities. The following are a few of the pieces which came out of the event. (more…) Read more

Castaway Writing Workshop

Are you a writer looking for motivation, trying to find your muse, and up for a good adventure? Then why not join us for another Writing Workshop Adventure. Castaway is a day-long event in which you’ll get to push yourself both physically and mentally. During this full day writing workshop, you will be cast ashore on picturesque Ingonish Island where your guides will take you on an adventure of writing and exploration (more…) Read more

Cabin Fever Writings

On June 23, moosebait.com hosted the Cabin Fever Writing Workshop Adventure. Five writers took the trek up Coxheth Hills to Pitman Lodge where they would spend the day writing, exploring, and exercising their brains with short writing activities. The following are a few of the pieces which came out of the event. (more…) Read more

Cabin Fever Writing Workshop

Are you a writer looking for motivation, trying to find your muse, and up for a good walk? Then why not join us for the first ever Coxheath Mountaintop Writer’s Workshop. It’s a day-long event in which you’ll get to push yourself both physically and mentally. The cabin is located at the top of Coxheath Hills Wilderness Trail in a scenic wooded area on the outskirts of Sydney. We’re inviting writers of all levels and styles with a good pair of sneakers to ... Read more

Mountaintop Mob

On September 17, 2011, Moosebait.com, Bras d'Or Lake Biosphere Reserve Association, The Lakes Golf Course and Ski Ben Eoin invited people to a special celebration to mark the UNESCO designation of Bras d'Or Lake and watershed as a Man and the Biosphere Reserve. The mob, consisting of 38 people ranging in age from 6 to 78, made its way up Eagle ski slope for a mountaintop mob-style gathering where they enjoyed the panoramic view of Bras d'Or Lakes, trivia (with prizes), and ... Read more

Up at 5:00am

This morning I found myself up at 5:00am for the second time this week. The only difference is this time I was not hiking Cape Breton. I headed to the CBC Radio Station for an Information Morning interview with Steve Sutherland. The topic, the origins of moosebait.com and the "Bras d'Or Lake Mountaintop Mob" being held this Saturday, Sept. 17 at Ski Ben Eoin. Steve (a appreciator of trails himself) and I had a great talk and swapped a few trail stories. ... Read more