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bert stood on the main street in Caraquet until it was destroyed by fire in 1955. Packages
are available that include dinner in the period dining room downstairs and a ride in a
Ford Model T.
Le Caraquette
CANADIAN $$$
(89 Blvd St-Pierre; mains $8-14)
Overlooking the harbor, this casual family-run restaurant
serves Maritime standards such as fried clams and mayonnaise shrimp salad along with
French-Canadian specialties such as poutine and smoked-meat sandwiches.
Information
Tourist Office
(
www.ville.caraquet.nb.ca
;
51 Blvd St-Pierre Est;
9am-5pm Jun-Sep)
Getting There & Away
Public transportation around this part of the province is very limited as Maritime buses
don't pass this way. Van shuttles connect with the bus or train in Miramichi or Bathurst.
Ask for details at the tourist office.
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Campbellton
Campbellton is a pleasant but unremarkable mill town on the Québec border. There are
really only two reasons to come here: to transit to or from Québec, or to hike, ski and
camp at Sugarloaf Provincial Park. The lengthy Restigouche River, which winds through
northern New Brunswick and then forms the border with Québec, empties to the sea
here. The Bay of Chaleur is on one side and dramatic hills surround the town on the re-
maining sides.
Dominated by Sugarloaf Mountain, which looks vaguely like one of its other name-
is off Hwy 11 at Exit 415. From the base, it's just a half-hour walk to the top -
well worth the extensive views.
The last naval engagement of the Seven Years' War was fought in the waters off this
coast in 1760. The Battle of Restigouche marked the conclusion of the long struggle for
Canada by Britain and France. Sugarloaf Provincial Park has 76
campsites
(
506-789-2366;
www.parcsugarloafpark.ca
;
596 Val d'Amours Rd; campsites/RV sites $25/32;
May-Sep)
in a wooded setting 4km from Campbellton.
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