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©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd New Brunswick Includes ¨ Why Go? Fredericton ................393 In the early 20th century, New Brunswick was a very big Upper St John deal. Millionaire businesspeople, major-league baseball River Valley .................399 players and US presidents journeyed here to fish salmon Grand Falls ................. 401 from its silver rivers and camp at rustic lodges in its deep Fundy Isles .................407 primeval forests. But over the decades, New Brunswick slipped back into relative obscurity. Today some joke that it’s Grand Manan Island .. 410 the ‘drive-through province,’ as vacationers tend to hotfoot Saint John ...................412 it to its better-known neighbors Prince Edward Island (PEI) Fundy National Park .. 418 and Nova Scotia. Moncton .....................420 But the unspoiled wilderness is still here. There are rivers Miramichi ................... 427 and coastal islands for kayaking, snowy mountains for ski- ing and quaint Acadian villages for exploring. So do yourself Bathurst .....................430 a favor, and don’t just drive through. PEI will still be there Campbellton ..............432 when you’re done, we promise. Best Places to Eat ¨ Rossmount Inn Restaurant (p405) When to Go ¨ Port City Royal (p415) Fredericton ¨ Naru (p397) °C/°F Te mp Rainfall Inches/mm 30/86 8/200 ¨ Inn at Whale Cove (p411) 20/68 ¨ Manuka (p423) 6/150 10/50 0-32 4/100 -10/14 Best Places 2/50 -20/-4 to Sleep -30/-22 0 ¨ Quartermain House B&B J FDM A M J J A S O N (p396) Jul–Sep St Aug Acadians Nov–Mar ¨ Algonquin Resort (p405) Andrews By- unleash their Cross-country ¨ Mahogany Manor (p414) The-Sea bustles Franco-Canadian skiers hit the with crowds of spirit for the groomed trails of ¨ Hotel Paulin (p430) whale-watchers. Festival Acadien in Fundy National ¨ Treadwell Inn (p405) Caraquet. Park. 392 64ºW 132 0 100 km 0 50 miles Québec 132 Dalhousie Miscou 48ºN Matapédia Acadian Island Campbellton Chaleurs Bay Peninsula Sugarloaf Provincial Grande Caraquet Lamèque r e Park Petit Rocher Anse Les Jardins de iv 17 Shippagan R Acadian la Republique Historic Tracadie-Sheila Provincial Park Nictau 180 Bathurst Village 185 Lake Mt Carleton St-Jacques St Quentin Provincial Park Restigouche Edmundston 11 Gulf of 17 Nepisiguit R M No 120 Mt Carleton St Lawrence ir (820m) r Clair Nictau a th Miramichi mic 8 St-Léonard Riley Little w Bay Southw e s 2 Brook h Grand t 385 i Miramichi 117 47ºN Falls est River Tobique R hi 1 Miramic 105 11 Plaster Rock Red Bank Kouchibouguac 11 National Park M 108 Rogersville N Perth-Andover iram St-Louis- o St 8 de-Kent r Prince 109 ichi th Rexton u Edward J River o 126 Irving Eco m 2 h b Island n est Doaktown Centre er Southw Miramichi River la Summerside R NEW BRU BRU Florenceville-Bristol Boiestown Bouctouche n i d v 11 e 107 8 123 116 S r t Hartland Parlee Beach ra V New it a Provincial Park Shediac l Brunswick Cape l Woodstock e 15 y Mactaquac Jourimain Provincial 10 Moncton N 112 95 St Nackawic Park Fredericton y SWICK SWICK SWICK Hw John Trans-C nada St Joseph River Grand a Sackville Oromocto Lake 2 Hopewell Aulac Spednik Lake King's Landing Rocks Fort Provincial Park Historical Settlement Gagetown Beauséjour B Sussex Alma 7 runs 3 Valley S 102 Shepody Bay Chiputneticook t 4 Oromocto 1 111 Shorebird Reserve Evandale Fundy Cape Lakes C McAdam Lake 101 RiverFundy Trail National r Kingston Enrage 2 o sis Parkway Park W i 3 Peninsula a 6 x IC Big Salmon River 1 R New River ebec 111 i nn K H K St Martins v e St Stephen Provincial Ke Maine r Saint John Park 1 Minas Channel IGH St George U S A St Andrews undy By-The-Sea Blacks f F 101 L Harbour y o ights Campobello Island Ba Fundy Isles 9 Welshpool Nova Scotia Grand Manan Island Digby 8 68ºW 67ºW 64ºW New Brunswick Highlights 1 Hopewell Rocks (p422) 4 Fredericton (p393) 7 Moncton (p422) Tasting Feeling the power of the Soaking up the past of a delicacies at the city’s local highest tides in the world. historic capital. markets. 2 St Andrews By-The-Sea 5 Kouchibouguac National 8 Saint John (p412) (p404) Discovering this Park (p426) Stretching Sipping on a local brew before picturesque seaside town. out on the sandy beach or hitting the hipster foodie scene. 3 Grand Manan Island splashing in the lagoon. 9 Campobello Island (p410) Breathing in the fresh 6 Acadian Historic Village (p409) Filling the shoes of sea air and unwinding on the (p429) Living Acadian history Franklin D Roosevelt at his peaceful, isolated island. at this reconstructed scene. favorite holiday retreat..