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river adds its serpentine cross-country course, crystal tributaries and world-renowned sal-
mon fishing. The region produces some wonderful rootsy music and inspires artists, in-
cluding noted writer David Adams Richards, whose work skillfully mines the temper of
the region.
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Miramichi
The working-class river city of Miramichi is an amalgam of the towns of Chatham, New-
castle, Douglastown, Loggieville, Nelson and several others along a 12km stretch of the
Miramichi River near its mouth. Miramichi, with its Irish background, is an English-
speaking enclave in the middle of a predominantly French-speaking region.
Though surrounded by two paper mills and sawmills, central Newcastle is pleasant
enough. In the central square is a statue to Lord Beaverbrook (1879-1964), one of the
most powerful press barons in British history and a major benefactor of his home
province. His ashes lie under the statue presented as a memorial to him by the town. Bea-
King George Hwy;
9am-5pm Mon-Fri, 10am-5pm Sat, 1-5pm Sun Jun-Aug)
, is now a
museum.
Miramichi is a mill town, not a tourist center, but traditional folk-music enthusiasts
mid-Jul)
and
early Aug)
, the
oldest of its kind in North America.
Sleeping & Eating
Enclosure Campground
CAMPGROUND $
( 506-622-0680; 8 Enclosure Rd, Derby Junction; campsites/RV sites $31/36; May-Oct)
Southwest of Newcastle off Hwy 8, this former provincial park includes a nice wooded
area with spacious quasi-wilderness sites for tenters.
Governor's Mansion
B&B $$$
( 506-622-3036, 877-647-2642;
www.governorsmansion.ca
; 62 St Patrick's St, Miramichi; r incl
breakfast from $80)
On the south side of the river overlooking Beaubears Island is the
creaky-but-elegant Victorian Governor's Mansion (1860), onetime home of the first Irish
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