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chocolate business, operating since 1873, whose products are known around eastern
Canada. The five-cent chocolate nut bar was invented by the Ganong brothers in 1910,
and they can also be credited with developing the heart-shaped box of chocolates seen
everywhere on Valentine's Day.
The old Ganong chocolate factory on the town's main street is now the
Chocolate Mu-
seum
(
www.chocolatemuseum.ca
; 73 Milltown Blvd; adult/student/family $10/8.50/30;
9:30am-6:30pm Mon-Sat, 11am-3pm Sun)
, with tasteful (and tasty) interactive displays of
everything from antique chocolate boxes to manufacturing equipment. The adjacent
shop
sells boxes of Ganong hand-dipped chocolates and is free to visit. Try the iconic
chicken bone (chocolate-filled cinnamon sticks) or the old-fashioned Pal-O-Mine candy
bar.
The museum also offers a
guided heritage walking tour
(adult/child/family $13/10/40;
1st week Aug)
, the town celebrates all things chocolate with a parade, tours of the factory
with unlimited sampling of the goods, and games for the kids.
There are five very comfortable rooms complemented by a quiet garden at
Blair
House
( 888-972-5247, 506-466-2233;
www.blairhouseinn.nb.ca
; 38 Prince William St; s/d incl
breakfast from $90/110; )
, a fabulous Victorian home. You can walk the main
street easily from here. There are also a few run-down motels on the outskirts of town if
you are desperate.
Home cooking is served up at
Carman's Diner
( 506-466-3528; 164 King St; mains
$4-16; 7am-10pm)
, a 1960s throwback with counter stools and jukeboxes at the tables.
The
tourist office
(cnr Milltown Blvd & King St;
8am-9pm Jun-Sep)
is in the old train sta-
tion.
Getting There & Away
Across the border in Calais, Maine,
West's Coastal Connection
( 800-596-2823)
buses connect to Bangor. They usually leave from Carmen's Hometown Pizzeria on
Main St, but call ahead to confirm. In Bangor, buses use the Greyhound terminal and
connect to Bangor airport.
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