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HistoricRewind!
AFTER ALL THE ADVENTURE, IT IS TIME FOR A BREAK. EXPLORE OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH TEA AT BEAVERBROOK HOUSE. VISIT MACDONALD FARM; A 19TH CENTURY SCOTTISH SETTLER’S HOMESTEAD. HISTORIC SITES ARE THE STAGE ON WHICH OUR STORIES ARE RETOLD BY THE DESCENDANTS OF THE ORIGINAL CAST. STEP BACK IN TIME IN “ATLANTIC CANADA’S GREAT
OUTDOORS”.
Tipi Retreats Metepenagiag Heritage Park
Take your appreciation of Mi’kmaq culture to a whole new level with an overnight retreat in a tipi and an evening of storytelling by the campfire. July 15 to September 15, Wednesday to Saturday 2156 Micmac Rd., Red Bank
metpark.ca • 1-888-380-3555 Tours Through Time Beaubears Island Interpretive Centre
This boat trip into history takes you to a 19th-century shipbuilding site where ‘locals’ from the past tell the tales of our ancestry. Sundays 2 pm (July 4 – Aug 29) $30 35 St. Patrick’s Dr., Miramichi
beaubearsisland.ca • 506-622-8526
Beaverbrook Trail Tour Beaverbrook House
Join Lord Beaverbrook, as he leads you along the Beaverbrook Trail, a walking tour that encompasses his childhood home, his school, his family church and various character homes that were his neighbors. Historic and entertaining. 518 King George Hwy., Miramichi
beaverbrookhouse.com • 506-622-5572
Tales from the Famine Ship Looshtauk Middle Island Irish Historical Park
Explore an island in the Miramichi River while the character Captain Thain brings to life the epic tale of the famine ship Looshtauk. Sundays 11am-1pm 2345 Water St., Miramichi
www.MiddleIslandMiramichi.com • 506-773-7505
A Taste of Metepenagiag “Ookdotaan” - Metepenagiag Heritage Park
Help prepare a traditional Indigenous meal at an outdoor cooking shelter. Linger by the campfire to hear more about 3,000 years of history. June 1 – October 31 2156 Micmac Rd., Red Bank
metpark.ca • 1-888-380-3555
“Still Fishing” – A Documentary of Escuminac’s Seafaring History
Myers Church Join fishermen as you view a documentary depicting the story of this seafaring community and how the loss of 35 fishermen at sea in 1959 shaped their culture. Good will offering. 193 Hardwicke Rd. , Hardwicke
