Trout Point Lodge
Savor beautiful Nova Scotia river country at Trout Point Lodge, a luxury nature retreat offering superb outdoor recreation, outstanding cuisine, & engaging culinary vacations. An unparalleled place for relaxation & enjoyment of the outdoors, Trout Point's 200 acre wooded estate borders the Tobeatic Wilderness Area & the pristine waters of the scenic Tusket and Napier Rivers. Enjoy canoeing and kayaking, cooking lessons, an outdoor barrel sauna and wood-fired hot tub, swimming refreshing river water, hiking trails, and nature walks amidst natural splendor.
A true eco-lodge, Trout Point follows sustainable tourism practices. Your stay includes gourmet Creole-style meals - so just arrive in our serene world, and relax with no further worries, bills, or concerns. The Lodge is located just 30 minutes by car from the Yarmouth International Ferry Terminal, with daily service from Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine, USA.
Trout Point's cooking vacation & master class programs offer participants complete culinary getaways, including double occupancy in luxury Trout Point guest suites, all gourmet meals, culinary instruction in the Lodge's teaching kitchen, and field trips to unique food destinations. These learning vacations and professional classes focus on a variety of themes including seafood, Creole, & Cajun cookery, cheeses & Cheesemaking, and wild foods. Trout Point's culinary programs have been offered every summer & fall since 2000.
Taught by chef-proprietors Daniel G. Abel, Charles Leary, and Vaughn Perret along with other food experts, Trout Point Cooking School students will spend 3-4 hours per day in the kitchen or on field trips. The Seafood Cookery School teaches beginners and advanced cooks alike how to identify, choose, and prepare fresh fish and shellfish using the French Creole sensibilities of our Louisiana-trained instructors.
Submit the Request for Information form (button located above) to receive program pricing and schedules on all of our tours and/or packages.
Culinary Vacation Highlights:
- 2 nights/3 day Seafood Cookery Vacation
- Hands-on cooking classes in the lodge's teaching kitchen each day
- Field trips to a smokehouse, lobster ponds, mussel beds, etc.
- Breakfast each day at the lodge
- Lunch each day at the lodge
- Dinner each evening at the lodge
- Mushroom gathering excursion into the Nova Scotia woods
- Luxury accommodations in Trout Point guest suites
Note: Epitourean, LLC provides a referral service for operators of culinary classes, vacations, cruises, schools and demonstrations. We cannot be held responsible for variations in descriptions, courses offered, changes to dates and/or prices provided by the operators.