This site offers many options to explore the past of Beaubears Island including the culture of the Mi'kmaq Nation, the life of early voyageurs and the history of Acadian shipbuilders. Check out the interpretive center and hop on a boat to do a self-guided tour of the island, or join a guided tour. The two-hour tour in the afternoon is with costumed guides and includes a trip down the river to Wilson's Point, a historic Scottish settlement.
Beaubears Island
New Brunswick
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Tour guides dressed in late-1800s garb take you through the carefully restored childhood home of Lord Beaverbrook (1879–1964), one of the most powerful…
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Tour guides dressed in late-1800s garb take you through the carefully restored childhood home of Lord Beaverbrook (1879–1964), one of the most powerful…
6.99 MILES
This peaceful, green island offers an oasis to walkers, picnickers and beach-goers despite its turbulent history. In the mid-1800s a ship with 462 Irish…
14.58 MILES
Forty kilometers northwest of Miramichi, on the Esk River, the Metepenagiag Heritage Park has interpretive tours of Mi'kmaq culture and history on a 3000…
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Beaches, lagoons and offshore sand dunes extend for 25km here, inviting strolling, bird-watching and clam-digging. The park encompasses hectares of forest…
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