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New Brunswick, Canada
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The Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick, Canada, follows the Saint John River along the western border with Maine. The valley features historic wooden covered bridges, river ferries, falls, artist studios, and historic sites.
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An abandoned train tunnel that was once the largest tunnel in the province. Due to its size, it was able to take on the largest rail freight shipment ever handled in North America. While you can explore the entrance of the tunnel, do not enter inside due to falling rocks.
Gourmet French fry cafe and potato museum (summer only) in the town that hosts the world headquarters of McCain's.
By bus
Maritime Bus runs buses between Fredericton and Edmundston daily. Service available from Moncton, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
By plane
The Trans-Canada Highway (#2) provides the most direct route through the valley, from the Quebec border all the way to Moncton.
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a vacation and summer destination, with numerous cottages up and down the shores of the lake
95% francophone, and centre of the Brayon culture, which many consider to be neither Acadian nor Québécois, and home of the New Brunswick Botanical Garden
home of a 2/3-scale model of Noah's Ark
capital city and the cultural, artistic and educational centre of the province
many studios featuring pottery, weaving and art
named for a waterfall created by a series of rock ledges over which the river drops 23 m
named after the largest lake in New Brunswick, includes the former villages of Chipman and Minto
home of the world's longest wooden covered bridge
Harvey, also known as Harvey Station, is a village in the Saint John River Valley region of New Brunswick.
rural area the covers the New Brunswick panhandle
home of the world's largest axe
home of Canadian Forces Base Gagetown
at the Gathering of the Scots at the end of May, you can watch some of the finest Ancient Scottish Heavy Events athletes
come in February for the annual World Pond Hockey Championships
includes the small communities of Saint-Léonard and Sainte-Anne-de Madawaska
the oldest incorporated town in New Brunswick preserves its many Victorian buildings
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