The forward two foil assemblies of what is believed to be the latter hydrofoil were salvaged in the mid-1960s from a derelict hulk in Baddeck, Nova Scotia by Colin MacGregor Stevens.

Baddeck Bay, between Baddeck and Beinn Bhreagh, was the site of the first first officially recognized heavier-than-air powered flight in the British Empire which then included Canada.

On returning to Bell's large laboratory at his Beinn Bhreagh estate near Baddeck, Nova Scotia, they experimented with a number of designs, culminating in Bell's HD-4.

Until the early 2000s when its economy was tied to the steel industry, Sydney had been overlooked as a tourist destination, with the more centrally located scenic village of Baddeck being a preferred location for tourists transiting the Cabot Trail, however Sydney has recently witnessed a revival as a result of significant government investment in cruise ship facilities and a waterfront revitalization plan which has seen a boardwalk and marinas constructed, and the world's largest fiddle.

The Cabot Trail is now advertised with its start and end-point in Baddeck, bypassing the traditional western approach to the Cabot Trail through Judique, Port Hood, Inverness and Margaree Harbour, and thus decreasing tourism traffic on the Ceilidh Trail.

The aviation age came to Canada on 23 February 1909, when Alexander Graham Bell's Silver Dart took off from the ice of Bras d ' Or Lake at Baddeck, Nova Scotia with J. D.

According to some historians the name Baddeck is derived from the Mi ' kmaq term " Abadak " which has been translated as " place with an island near " ( in reference to Kidston Island, immediately offshore ).

Baddeck became a tourist destination with the 1874 publication of Baddeck, And That Sort of Thing, a travel story written by Charles Dudley Warner.

Tourism grew even more following the construction of the Cabot Trail in 1932, with Baddeck being situated at the start and end of the loop.

Baddeck had a strong relationship with its most famous resident, Alexander Graham Bell.

Today, Bell's work is commemorated with the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck, which houses a museum showcasing his work.

The Canadian Armed Forces built and tested a number of hydrofoils ( e. g. Baddeck and two vessels named Bras d ' Or ), which culminated in the high-speed anti-submarine hydrofoil HMCS Bras d ' Or in the late 1960s.

After demonstrating their airplanes using tricycle landing wheels and other innovations, Bell's laboratory on Beinn Bhreagh designed and built a hydrofoil boat-the HD4-which set a water speed record of 71 MPH ( 63 knots ) in 1919., an experimental 1960s-era Canadian Forces hydrofoil, reportedly the world's fastest warship ever built, was named Bras d ' Or in honor of the hydrofoils tested long before on Baddeck Bay in the Bras d ' Or Lake by Bell.

Sydney's accommodation sector is centrally located to attractions in Louisbourg ( home of the Fortress of Louisbourg ), Glace Bay ( home of the Glace Bay Miners Museum ), Baddeck ( home of the Alexander Graham Bell Museum ), as well as popular touring destinations such as the Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, and Bras d ' Or Lake.

Today, Baddeck functions as a service centre for the sparsely populated county and hosts a well-equipped volunteer fire department, a consolidated school serving grades Primary-12, as well as a public library, provincial government offices, a hospital, a branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and a nursing home.

Baddeck hosts a yacht club which is the focal point for cruising on Bras d ' Or Lake, as well as a world-class golf course, a lake-front resort, numerous hotels / motels, restaurants, small shops, and a small airport in the foothills above the town.

Whale-watching cruises are operated by numerous vendors from Baddeck to Cheticamp.

Baddeck was home to Alexander Graham Bell and was witness to the first flight in the commonwealth by Bell's Silver Dart in 1909.

The Old Baddeck Post Office, designed by Thomas Fuller ( architect ) | Thomas Fuller

Both Mabel and Alec became immersed in the Baddeck community and were accepted by the villagers as " their own ".

On February 23, 1909, Bell's AEA Silver Dart was the first airplane to take flight in the commonwealth, taking off from the frozen Baddeck Bay piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.

Their fourth flying machine, the Silver Dart, constructed in 1908, made the first controlled powered flight in Canada on 23 February 1909 when it was flown off the ice of Bras d ' Or Lake near Baddeck by McCurdy, who had been one of its designers.

This 40-foot ( 12. 2 m ) long, 200 pound ( 91 kilogram ) kite was towed by a steamer offshore near Baddeck, Nova Scotia on 6 December 1907 and carried a man 168 feet ( 51. 2 metres ) above the water.

Leonowens appears as a character in Paul Marlowe's novel Knights of the Sea, in which she travels from Halifax to Baddeck in 1887 to take part in a campaign to promote women's suffrage during a by-election.

Baddeck is home to the Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site, which houses a museum commemorating the work of former resident Alexander Graham Bell.

In the 1950s, Grosvenor's daughter acquired an historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia which she named Gilbert H. Grosvenor Hall in his honour.

* February 23, 1909-The first flight in the Commonwealth as the Silver Dart takes off from the frozen Baddeck Bay

Baddeck has a history stretching back to early Mi ' kmaq, French and British settlements.

The AEA came into being when John Alexander Douglas McCurdy and his friend Frederick W. " Casey " Baldwin, two recent engineering graduates of the University of Toronto, decided to spend the summer in Baddeck, Nova Scotia.

* Bell Oionus I, a tetrahedral triplane ( 1910 ) after the AEA had disbanded, constructed at Baddeck Kite House, Nova Scotia, and Bell's final aviation pursuit.

On February 22, 2009, he piloted a replica of Alexander Graham Bell's Silver Dart, from the ice on Baddeck Bay, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

The Silver Dart flew off the frozen ice of Baddeck Bay in January 1909.

Commemorating this event, 100 years later, in January, 2009 a replica of the original airplane was flown off the ice in the same location: Baddeck Bay.

Category: People from Baddeck, Nova Scotia

Returning in 1886, Bell started building an estate on a point across from Baddeck, overlooking Bras d ' Or Lake.

The Baddeck River flows south from the Cape Breton Highlands.

Category: People from Baddeck, Nova Scotia

St. Peter's Lion's Club Marina in St. Peter's, Nova Scotia is the largest marina and has the most boating services, Baddeck has two marinas, two boatyards and the Bras D ' Or yacht Club.

The largest communities located on Bras d ' Or Lake are the villages of Baddeck, Eskasoni, Little Bras d ' Or, St. Peter's, and Whycocomagh.

It empties into the Bras d ' Or Lake several kilometres west of the village of Baddeck.

It then follows the north shore of Bras d ' Or Lake, bypassing Baddeck on a controlled access segment.