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"The province of New Brunswick is roughly 200
miles or 320km long and 150 miles or 240km wide. Forested uplands make up
the bulk of the province, with long river valleys that have furrowed the
landscape.
The Saint John River snakes a tortuous route to the Bay
of Fundy at the busy port of Saint John. Along with most of the
settlements of southern New Brunswick, Saint John and Saint Andrews were
founded by United Empire Loyalists, who were loyal to the British Crown
and flied from what is now the United States during and after the
Revolutionary War.
Their descendants, mingled with those of
earlier British colonists, account for around sixty percent of the
province's 725,000 inhabitants. Almost a third of the population are
descendants of the early French Acadian settlers.
Some 130,000
people live in Saint John, making this the province's big city - it's much
larger than Fredericton, the provincial capital - and although hard times
have left the place frayed at the edges the city boasts a splendid sample
of Victorian architecture. While industry has scarred the
Fundy coast hereabouts, there's still no denying the rugged charms of
Saint John's setting, and within easy reach are the more pristine land and
seascapes of Fundy National Park.
In the southwest corner of New
Brunswick, abutting the state of Maine, lies Passamaquoddy Bay, a deeply
indented and island-studded inlet of the Bay of Fundy whose sparsely
populated shoreline is a bony, bumpy affair of forest, rock and swamp. The
Fundy Islands archipelago are found at the mouth of Passamaquoddy
Bay.
The prettiest of the region's coastal villages is Saint
Andrews, a Loyalist settlement turned seaside resort, 85 miles or 135km
south of Fredericton. Saint Andrews was once a busy fishing port and
trading center but it is now a leafy resort with a laid-back, low-key air
that makes for a restful place to spend a night.
The town is
at its best amongst the antique clapboard houses flanking King Street -
which leads up the hill from the busy and the squat, minuscule Saint
Andrews Blockhouse, a replica of the original wooden fort built in 1813 to
protect the area from the Americans.
Here, accessible from the US
by road and by ferry from mainland New Brunswick (via Deer Island), lies
Campobello Island, the site of Franklin D. Roosevelt's immaculately
maintained country home.
Finally, stuck out in the bay two hours
by ferry from the Canadian mainland, is the far larger Grand Manan Island
is a much wilder and more remote spot noted for its imposing sea cliffs
and variety of bird life." |
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