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Town in New Brunswick, Canada
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Shédiac is a town of 6,700 people (2016) on the north coast of southeastern New Brunswick. It calls itself the "lobster capital of the world".
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A sculpture called "The World's Largest Lobster". The statue is 11 metres long and 5 metres tall, weighing 90 tonnes. It isn't the largest -- that's in Qianjiang, Hubei, China -- but it would need 110,000 sticks of butter (melted) to serve properly.
Beautiful beach boasting the warmest water north of Virginia. Restaurant, changing facilities, canteen, shops, cottages all available. It is very busy during the summer months. Campsites $28-38,.
A fun-filled week in mid-July of just about everything in Shediac. Fun for the family, parties for the adults, rides and live entertainment, lobster for everyone!
Take a cruise around Shediac Bay and learn about the lobster industry that supports the local economy for generations.
Cinéparc Neptune
Drive-in cinema open since 1965, showing double features on a 72-foot screen with sound over FM radio; room for 350 cars. French-language screenings on Tuesdays. The canteen serves smoked barbecue, poutine, and popcorn.
Seafood, meats, burgers, poutines.
Fantastic food, in an inn on Main Street. Seafood, steaks.
A local hangout. Great atmosphere. Lobster, seafood, burgers, wraps.
Bistro Le Moque-Tortue
Alice in Wonderland-themed French bistro: lobster, oysters, and mussels, Acadian dishes, a cocktail bar, and local craft beer. A board game library of over 2,300 titles; $10 per table, waived when everyone at the table orders a main. Reservations on OpenTable.
Chocolatier and European-style café making its own chocolate from organic cacao, with espresso, drinking chocolate, croissants and kouign-amann, macarons, and house ice cream and sorbet on a shaded terrace in summer. Vegan and gluten-free options.
Beach canteen and tiki bar serving slow-smoked barbecue and lobster.
Dockside seafood restaurant.
Le Griffon Bed & Breakfast
Four-star B&B in an 1896 Italianate villa downtown. Five rooms, each with a private bathroom (four en suite), queen beds (one king), Wi-Fi, air conditioning, and TV; guest kitchen; free parking. Breakfast is served at Adorable Chocolat (395 Main St) from 7:30AM. Open year-round.
A full-service, 5-star, 60-room hotel in contemporary style.
12 rooms with a mix of antique furnishings and modern amenities, private bathroom, a queen, double or 2 twin beds and free wi-fi throughout. Full American breakfast, on-site restaurant. Free parking.
By plane
The Greater Moncton International Airport is on Route 15 in Dieppe, a fifteen minute drive from Shediac.
By train
Moncton Via Rail station is a 15-minute drive from Shediac.
By car
By bus
Maritime Bus has service once a day from Moncton that follows the coast northward as far as Miramichi.
Getting around Shediac is easiest with a motor vehicle, however depending on where you are staying it is easy to get around the little town on foot or bicycle.
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