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Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc
International Airport,
8 km (5 mi.) from downtown
Fredericton International Airport,
14 km (9 mi.) from downtown
Saint John Airport, 10 km (6 mi.)
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New Brunswickew Brunswick
HOPEWELL ROCKS, BAY OF FUNDY • TOURISM NB
Samuel de Champlain was an intrepid explorer who earned
his place in Canadian history, yet the famed Frenchman
Go with missed the mark in one regard. In 1604, he sailed into the
mouth of the St. John River, claimed it, named it, and
the Flow promptly sailed away. In doing so, he gave short shrift to a
beautiful body of water that threads through thick forests
and sylvan valleys, tumbling over grand falls as it heads
BY SUSAN MACCALLUM-WHITCOMB toward its grand fi nale—the Reversing Rapids.
New Brunswick has many attractions that, The wilder, salmon-rich Miramichi River, generates the highest tides on the planet—
like the river, reward those who take a for example, is a world-class destination walls of water that rise and fall as much as
leisurely approach; hence, today’s travellers for anglers; and don’t forget all that H2O 14.6 m (48 ft.) twice daily. Understandably,
shouldn’t emulate Champlain by buzzing lapping the province’s 2,250-km (1,400-mi.) the last of these is New Brunswick’s
through en route to bordering Provinces. coastline. Chaleur Bay, to the north, is big-ticket attraction, and top stops like the
fringed with vintage fi shing villages; Hopewell Rocks, the Fundy Trail and Fundy
WONDERFUL WATERWAYS Northumberland Strait, to the east, is National Park all showcase its power,
The St. John River is only one of the bordered by warm, sandy beaches; and providing ample opportunities for outdoor
waterways which merits closer inspection. the Bay of Fundy, to the south, famously adventure.
