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Trivia & facts: about 1/3 of NB residents
speak French.
Chatham / Newcastle
Campbellton (Pop 9,000)
- When leaving, take the more scenic Hwy 134 instead of Hwy 11
Alternate route - take Hwy 126 to Moncton
Bathurst (Pop 14,400)
Acadian Peninsula
- ...uniformly dull, (Sounds pretty doubtful)
Buctouche -
consider turning off here and go through Moncton to take the trip to Hopewell
Rock to avoid retracing route to Shediac
- Moncton - twice daily 25 foot rise of the Petitcodiac River's water level;
get schedule from visitors centre & view at Bore Park
- Hopewell Rock, Hwy 114 (The Rocks Prov. Park), visitors center;
"no better place to witness the powers of the Fundy Tides....a
natural sculpture garden"; Best to visit at low tide. Eroded columns as
high as 15 meters tower above the ocean floor. Visitors center and
restaurant (good simple food). Best early in day, can be a bit crowded.
- Fundy Park Chalets, Hwy 114 - just inside the E. entrance to park, Alma,
NB, $50-73, 29 cabins (506) 887-2808
- Parkland Village Inn, Alma NB, $60-65
- Cape Enrage, Hwy 114 then 915, , SW of Sackville on Fundy coast.
"... among E. Canada's most dramatic attractions
- 5 km's south of Sackville - Fort Beausejour, star shaped fort built
mid 1700's
Sackville (Pop 5,400)
Shediac
- Lobster festival early July
Murray Beach Park
- If you like to camp, you'll just love this place.
Rolling grassy areas, quiet, lots of space between tent sites, and a
nice view of the Confederation Bridge in the distance. It's about 50
Km's east of Shediac along Hwy 15 and then left on Hwy 955.
Saint John (Pop 125,000)
- Easy to navigate; Union, King, and Princess are the main thoroughfares
- SJT Site Seeing buses - 2 hours narrated tours leave 1200 & 1445
- Free walking tours leave Barbour's General Store on the waterfront at 1000
& 1400
- Moosehead brewery free tours M-F 0930 and 140089 Main St W.,
Alternate Route
- From St George, take Hwy 772 to L'etete, East Coast Ferries (506
747-2159) goes to Deer Island every half hour 0700 - 2200; about $10 each.
From there, a bridge crosses to Lubec, Maine.
- East Quoddy Head Lighthouse (Canada) - most photographed in Canada; view
whales from its cliffs.
St. George
(Pop 1,300)
Scenic Side Trip - St. Andrews (Pop
1,700)
- Take hwy 127
- Nice handcrafts in studios & shops on Water Street and Market Wharf
St. Stephen
- Gateway to Maine. (Pop 4,900)
- Ganong Chocolate Factory store (blem's at bargain prices)
- Blair House B&B / motel ?, 38 Prince William St., (506) 466-2233,
budget to moderate, full English(? whateverthehellthatis) breakfast
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