Article: Cape Breton's treasure is its people: No crowds will greet you in Cape Breton - just spectacular vistas, quaint towns, and genuinely friendly people.(Features)(Travel)

Byline: Joshua S. Burek Special to The Christian Science Monitor

CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA -- Everywhere I look in Cape Breton, I see blue. Somehow, patches of French blue - on barn roofs, window shutters, and in folk art - must help the people who live on this island endure long winters, depleted fisheries and mines, and rusted farm machinery cluttering its verdant hills.

Here in northern Nova Scotia, where meandering asphalt meets the stout seacoast, color and warmth are precious commodities that natives share freely with guests.

Most tourists come during the summer and fall months, when outdoor activities - such as whale watching, eagle ...

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