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Here on Long and Brier Islands, we have five CAP sites. The Tiverton Museum and Tourist Bureau has one computer, and is available from 9:30am - 7:30pm every day. There is another site located in the Fundy Fixed Gear Office in Tiverton, which is open from 8:30am - 4:00pm. The third site on Long Island is located in Freeport in Islands Consolidated School. This site is primarily open for the school students, during school hours. The other two sites are located on Brier Island (Westport). One is situated in the Westport Library, which is open 2:00pm - 4:00pm on Tuesday and Thursday, 7:00pm - 9:00pm Wednesday and Friday, and 10:00am - 12:00pm on Saturday. The second site is located in the same building as Brier Island Whale and Sea Bird Cruises, and the Ice House Gift Shop., It is open from 9:00am - 7:00pm daily.

***Our Location***
	*Long* and Brier Islands are located in South Western Nova Scotia. Long Island contains three villages: *Tiverton, Central Grove* and *Freeport, while Brier Island* consists of the single village of *Westport. All four villages have their own claims to fame and breathtaking scenery, and have access to some of the best *whale watching, seabird and other marine life** sightings in the world.

***Our Villages / History***
*Tiverton* is the first village on Long Island after crossing Petite Passage from the mainland. It was settled in 1785 and first called Petite Passage. It received the name Tiverton from the borough in England. The village's claim to fame is the world famous *Balancing Rock*. This is an unusual structure consisting of a column of basalt standing straight in the air, balancing on only a tiny portion of its end.	*Central Grove* is located in the middle of Long Island, between Tiverton and Freeport. It is home to the historic Central Grove Baptist Church. This church has a pump organ and uses kerosene lamps for light. The village also contains a Provincial Picnic Park and scenic Flour Cove, where whales can sometimes be spotted from the shore.
*Freeport, at the end of Long Island, received its present name in the act of parliament in 1865. It is the largest of all the island communities and houses the only bank on the two islands and a school; Islands Consolidated School* teaches kids from grades primary to twelve. The village is also rich in scenery, with areas like Beautiful Cove and Dartmouth Point being excellent locations for watching marine life and beautiful sunsets.	*Westport, on Brier Island, is separated from Long Island by Grand Passage. The village is known for its natural beauty. Many sea and land birds rest and feed there during migration, making it an excellent bird watching location. Tall cliffs formed of basalt on the south side of the island and three lighthouses to view make the island a scenic paradise. Westport was also home to the famous Captain Joshua Slocum*, who was the first man to sail around the world alone.

***Long And Brier Island***
	Click your mouse over *Westport, Freeport, Central Grove,* or Tiverton to view aerial images of those locations or places of interest.

The economy of all four villages revolves primarily around the lobster and ground fishery, although in recent years tourism has become a major seasonal industry for the area. Every summer, thousands of tourists visit the area to enjoy whale watching, hiking, bird watching, deep sea fishing, and among many other attractions, to visit the famous Balancing Rock.

***List Of Our Sites Links***
*Tiverton / Long Island*	*Central Grove / Long Island*
*Freeport / Long Island*	*Westport / Brier Island*
*Balancing Rock / Tiverton*	*Baptist Church / Central Grove*
*Our Ferry Schedules*	*Local Businesses*
*Islands Consolidated School*	*Joshua Slocum*

Feel free to e-mail us with any questions you may have to: islands.cap2@ns.sympatico.ca

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