New Brunswick is a
maritime province with three coastlines - on Chaleur Bay, the Northumberland Strait and the Bay of Fundy. Routes along these coasts can provide an interesting introduction to the area, opening up a vista of
dramatic rocks, such as Hopewell Cape, and sea dotted with
islands that boast astonishing glimpses of unusual fauna, birds and wildlife. Millions of flowers dot the land as far as the eye can see, carpeting the province in color.
New Brunswick is the most
heavily forested of all Canada’s provinces (indeed, arguably, the most
forested in North America) and this, therefore, stretches its nautical associations further. Criss-crossed as it is with lakes, rivers and streams, escapes into the New Brunswick’s wilderness are likely to be based around activities such as
canoeing,
kayaking or
swimming.
Consequently, the produce from New Brunswick’s waters is exceptional. Shediac is reputed to be the lobster capital of the world, such is the quantity and quality of the town’s cooked crustacean. In addition, the salmon is succulent, the scallops are plump and juicy and year-round blue mussels are moistly flavorsome.
From staring out at the 50-foot tides of the Bay of Fundy to staring out at the vast Washademoak Lake, there is much in New Brunswick to whet the appetite.
GeographyNew Brunswick, which is below the Gaspé Peninsula, shares its western border with Maine and has 2,250km (1,400 miles) of coast on the Gulf of St Lawrence and the Bay of Fundy. Its landscape comprises forested hills with rivers cutting through them. The main feature is St John River Valley in the south. Northern and eastern coastal regions give way to the extensive drainage basin of the Miramichi River in the central area.
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