• The province is joined to Nova Scotia by the narrow Isthmus of Chignecto
• In 1604 the French attempted their first settlement in North America, on St.Croix Island
• New Brunswick entered the Canadian Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four original provinces
• New Brunswick is called the Loyalist Province
• The province is named for the British royal family of Brunswick-Lüneburg
• The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world
• New Brunswick has the warmest saltwater beaches north of Virginia
• The Appalachian Range is one of the oldest mountain ranges on earth
• Mount Carleton is the Maritime's highest peak
• New Brunswick has 6,000 kilometers of snowmobile trails and 900 kilometers of cross-country ski trails
• Kings County is the Covered bridge capital of Canada. The world's longest covered bridge is in Hartland. It's 390 metres (1,282 feet) long and spans the St. John River.
• Ganongs created the first candy bar by individually wrapping pieces of chocolate and selling them for a nickel
• King Street in Saint John is the steepest main street in Canada rising 80 feet in two city blocks
• Nackawic has the world’s biggest axe. It's 15 metres (50 feet) high and can be found on the River Valley Scenic Drive
• The world-famous Miramichi River boasts the best salmon fishing in the world
• New Brunswick is the second largest peat exporter in the world
• The world's biggest lobster is in Shediac. It's 10.5 metres (35 feet) long, 4.5 metres (15 feet) high and weighs 90 tons!
• The inventor of the ice cream cone was born in Sussex - the Dairy Capital of Canada, on the Fundy Coastal Drive. |
