Hi Raymond Not to beat to death the subject of how to get to Bailey's Brook -BUT- Although Thelma IS very right about getting on Route 245, the actual turnoff place between Lower Barney's River and Lismore is at Ponds. You would turn right at Ponds and @ 2- 3 miles straight inland will have you at Bailey's Brook. I found that out by consulting my excellent reference for any novice trying to navigate the backroads of Nova Scotia called "The Atlas of Nova Scotia" - the 5th Ed. which is indexed to 14,500 place names!I would recommend it even if a person never planned to set foot back in Nova Scotia. It gives an amazing feel for the lands of one's ancestors - and a good idea too of how close to each other many of places were.Even so I don't think I'll ever be sure of all those Barney's River places. You should also know that the other end of R 245 is at Antigonish, if you would happen to be there for any reason. After I located Bailey's Brook using the Atlas I now realize that I have been well along R245 - a few summers ago I got lost trying to drop my son off at his friend who had moved to Maryvale. It is a very scenic route coming very close to the Norththumberland Strait. It seemed me that there were a lot of summer homes there. Regards Stewart