NEW BRUNSWICK "THE PICTURE PROVINCE"

BY CLAY LARROY

It doesn't matter if you take a trip across the state line or the border, being far from home can be exciting and also a bit stressful. When considering traveling, it is important to think of the best mode of travel. Traveling by car can offer many more sights and opportunities for side trips. Traveling by train can offer a chance to relax and get some work done if they wanted. Planes can cover ground fast but don't allow much movement and one cannot get off the plane in flight. Each mode of travel has its own advantages and disadvantages to be considered. When you want to plan a vacation contact me!

See & Do

See

Hartland Covered Bridge

View some of the sights in the Bay of Fundy:

·        Fundy National Park. Near the village of Alma, Fundy National Park is 207 square kilometers of fundy coast and inland forest. The park has multiple campgrounds which include wilderness and more comfortable ones. There are over twenty waterfalls in Fundy National Park.

·        Reversing Falls. A one of a kind adventure where the flow of the Saint John River reverses when the Bay of Fundy is at high tide!

·        Hopewell Rocks. A group of Flowerpot rocks located in the community of Hopewell Cape.

Visit New Brunswick's national parks:

·        Kouchibouguac National Park . Located along the shores of the Northumberland Strait, Kouchibouguac National Park is home to much wildlife and glorious beaches. Camping is available in the park. The Kouchibouguac park is probably best known for its sand dunes, and shallow protected tidal pool beaches, which offer very warm swimming.

·        Roosevelt Campobello International Park. Former U.S president Franklin D. Roosevelts summer retreat from 1921-1936. Located on the southern portion of Campobello island, this was also the island where Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. was born.

·        Mount Carleton  . A remote mountain (highest in maritimes) perfect for wilderness lovers

And see some of the other unusual attractions New Brunswick has to offer:

·        Old Sow . With a diameter of 75 meters or 250 feet, Old Sow is the largest tidal whirlpool in the western hemisphere. Old Sow is located off the south-western shore of Deer Island.

·        Grand Falls and Gorge,  .

·        World Pond Hockey Championships  .

Do

·        Hike, canoe, or camp in one of the many national, provincial and municipal parks within the province.

·        Swim in the warm water tidal pools of Kouchibouguac National Park.

·        Golf at some of the scenic golf courses offering a variety of challenges and settings.

·        Visit Kings Landing Historical Settlement,  . The historical settlement offers an excellent view of daily life in the Maritimes in the 19th century.

·        Go toLe Pays de la Saguine , a reproduction of an Acadian village on the East coast of New Brunswick.

Eat

The province of New Brunswick offers a wide variety of restaurants ranging from seafood to oriental to fast food to acadian. One of the provinces main dishes are fiddleheads, which are found in the Saint John River Valley area of the province. Poutine rapée is another dish served along the acadian coast area of New Brunswick.

Drink

The drinking age is 19.

·        Moosehead Breweries, . Moosehead is brewed at North America's largest independent brewery.

·        Pumphouse Brewery,  

REFERENCE SITES:

http://wikitravel.org/en/New_Brunswick

“I am, to my core, Canadian, so, by osmosis, everything I write reflects that upbringing.”
― Elinor Florence

Live Well, Laugh Often and Travel Much!