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ROAD TRIP

New Brunswick
Vast & embracing
With a tagline that says “East of the ordinary,” New
Brunswick is all about the extraordinary. For example, the
Bay of Fundy features the world’s highest tides. The province
is also home to world-famous Ganong Brothers Chocolate
and the likes of Stompin’ Tom Connors, Donald Sutherland
and David Adams Richards. And that’s only a sliver of its
claim to fame.
Along the west coast of the province is the village of
Escuminac. This small community of 242 people is also home
to Canada’s largest inshore fishery—and the scene of a heartwrenching disaster when 35 lives were lost at sea during a
storm in 1959. The community has more than bounced
back; it’s now a thriving and vital place. You can view a
video highlighting the disaster in the small historical Myers
United Church on the Hardwick Road. Or go beachcombing
and make some beach art with Monica McKintyre at the
Escuminac Beach and Family Park.
Next, scoot up to the Acadian Peninsula and veer off
onto Lamèque Island. Visit St. Cécile Church where every
square inch is painted in coloured crosses, circles, stars and
candles—it’s bizarre yet brilliant. For lunch, treat yourself at
“Au P’tit Mousse” to a seafood pizza—arguably the best on
the planet.
You will want to visit Fredericton, the province’s capital
city—often referred to as the culture capital of Canada. There
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