adventure guide to new brunswick and prince edward island (hunter publishing,2001)

[...]... & Historic Sites Craft Studios & Shops Where To Stay Malpeque Area The West Camping Where To Eat Malpeque Area The West Index 311 312 312 312 317 320 320 321 322 323 323 325 327 MAPS New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island 2 New Brunswick Grand Manan St Andrews Saint John The Loyalist Trail Fredericton Fredericton Walking Tour 22 41 53 64 71 104 106 Prince Edward Island Central Prince Edward Island Charlottetown... Virginia – as are those off the beaches of Prince Edward Island New Brunswick attaches to Maine, lying east of that state’s northern section, and shares its only other land border with the Canadian province of Québec The narrow Northumberland Strait separates it from Prince Edward Island South of the island and attached to New Brunswick by a narrow strip of land is Nova Scotia The most noticeable geographic... Edward Island Charlottetown Eastern Prince Edward Island Western Prince Edward Island 226 240 257 275 300 he provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island lie at the heart of Atlantic Canada, both geographically and culturally Since 1997, they have been connected by the Confederation Bridge, which joins them physically as well, making it easy to link the two in a varied, adventure- filled vacation... holds Nova Scotia to New Brunswick) Although firmly attached to the continent on the west, where it borders both Maine and Québec, New Brunswick has more coastal than land boundaries, and Prince Edward Island is completely water-bound Most of this coastline is bordered in beaches – miles of golden, red, gray, and white sands The waters of the Northumberland Strait are warm – New Brunswick has the warmest... pie, but without the nuts Information Sources NEW BRUNSWICK n Tourism New Brunswick, PO Box 12345, Campbellton, NB E3N 3T6, % 800/561-0123 Find New Brunswick on the Web at www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND n Tourism PEI, PO Box 940, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7M5, % 888/PEI-PLAY (888/734-7529) or 902/368-4444, Web site www peiplay.com, e-mail tourpei@gov.pe.ca Introduction which are like... sports New Brunswick s position connecting northern Maine to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island has made it a well-used corridor, but too few stop to explore and savor its rural attractions – the riverboat inns, the quiet val- New Brunswick ew Brunswick is the most geoIN THIS CHAPTER graphically diverse of the Maritime n The Quoddy Shore Provinces, with its broad river valley, the Fundy Coast and its islands,... Where To Eat Charlottetown North Shore South Shore / Victoria Eastern Prince Edward Island Getting Around Information Sources Adventures On Foot On Wheels On Water On Snow On Horseback Cultural & Eco-Travel Experiences Local History Wildlife Watching Concerts & Ceilidhs Sightseeing Museums & Historic Sites Lighthouses Crafts, Food & Shopping Where To Stay Camping Where To Eat Western Prince Edward Island. .. equal to about three fourday passes or 10 single-day entrance fees With one park on Prince Edward Island and two parks in New Brunswick, you have a lot of places and activities to choose from If you plan to do any fishing, you can also buy a fishing license at any national park that is good at the other national parks as well Adventures n 9 Perhaps the most rewarding way to travel in New Brunswick and. .. Events Where To Stay & Eat Kouchibouguac/Bouctouche Moncton & Shediac Sackville to Cape Tormentine Camping 177 177 179 179 184 187 187 188 190 191 191 192 192 193 194 194 195 195 196 196 198 200 204 207 208 211 214 215 216 216 216 220 221 223 Prince Edward Island Introduction Geography History Getting Around Information Sources Adventures On Foot On Water On Wheels Central Prince Edward Island Getting... in the struggle to control the new territory Adventurous French fur traders, explorers and missionaries had advanced into much of the eastern half of the continent, and their colonial empire – New France – included most of what is now New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia By the early 1700s, the British controlled a number of areas, including Acadia, which France ceded to them in 1713 . 106 Prince Edward Island 226 Central Prince Edward Island 240 Charlottetown 257 Eastern Prince Edward Island 275 Western Prince Edward Island 300 Introduction T he provinces of New Brunswick and Prince. & Prince Edward Island MAPS New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island 2 New Brunswick 22 Grand Manan 41 St. Andrews 53 Saint John 64 The Loyalist Trail 71 Fredericton 104 Fredericton Walking Tour. province of Québec. The narrow Northumberland Strait separates it from Prince Edward Island. South of the island and attached to New Brunswick by a narrow strip of land is Nova Scotia. The most noticeable