The Acadian Peninsula: The Host Region<\/p>\n
The Acadian Peninsula, located in northern New Brunswick, is an area privileged with arts and culture, attractions and hospitality.<\/p>\n
Photo contest
\nAcadian Peninsula residents are encouraged to photograph your area. The World Acadian Congress, in collaboration with photographer Yvon Cormier, invite you to participate in its digital photo contest. The goal: develop virtual and physical displays of photos representing the beauty of the Peninsula. The best photos will be posted on the World Acadian Congress’ website. Some will even be published in the WAC’s final program! Details to come. Get ready!<\/p>\n
An area known for its large events\u2026
\nThe Acadian Peninsula is an area privileged with arts and culture, attractions and hospitality. Throughout the year, but especially during the summer, all kinds of festivals and events take place pretty much everywhere in the area. For example: the Festival acadien de Caraquet, Lameque International Baroque Music Festival, Festival des arts visuels en Atlantique, Festival des p\u00eaches et de l’aquaculture de Shippagan, Festival Moisson d’art and the Ru\u00e9e de Tracadie-Sheila, FestiVin, the Festival provincial de la tourbe de Lam\u00e8que, Salon du livre de la P\u00e9ninsule acadienne, Festival acadien de po\u00e9sie and a number of other festivals that take place in practically every village in the area, such as the Festival marin de Bas-Caraquet, Homard Moto Weekend, F\u00eate des vents de Shippagan-les \u00celes, Festival country western and Exposition agricole de Saint-Isidore, Festival du bl\u00e9 d’inde de Saint-L\u00e9olin, oysters from Maisonnette, clams from Miscou, Rendez-vous de Neguac… not to mention the Ode \u00e0 l’Acadie show presented during the summer on the Peninsula, plays, Bot’\u00e0 chansons de Donat Lacroix, concerts, dinner theatres, amateur nights, shows in various art galleries and public areas, etc.<\/p>\n
\u2026 its variety of attractions and activities for all tastes!<\/p>\n
The Peninsula is also a place where tourist attractions enjoy an enviable reputation\u2026 whether they be the Village Historique Acadien located near Caraquet, Mus\u00e9e des Papes in Grande-Anse, New Brunswick Aquarium and Marine Centre in Shippagan, Lam\u00e8que Eco-Parc, the Cajun, a paddle boat in Tracadie-Sheila, the Miscou Island lighthouse, the \u00c9co-mus\u00e9e de l’hu\u00eetre in Caraquet or the Mus\u00e9e historique de Tracadie, among others, the places to visit are numerous and impressive!<\/p>\n
Along its many kilometres of coastline can be found beautiful beaches, warm waters, deep-sea diving, windsurfing, the best sites in the country for kitesurf, boat and kayak excursions, fishing expeditions, whale watching\u2026 or walk on the wharf and chat with a fisherman to hear his stories!<\/p>\n
And there’s more\u2026 breathtaking sunsets, bird watching, tours of peat bogs, hikes, bicycle trails, golf courses\u2026<\/p>\n
Not to mention the large amount of fresh seafood served throughout the summer season! There are many good restaurants throughout the area.
\nCommunity Programming
\nLam\u00e8que \/ Shippagan \/ Miscou Area<\/p>\n
MISCOU ISLAND
\nMiscou Harbour
\nWilson’s Point
\nMiscou Plains
\nMiscou Centre
\nCongress opening ceremony \/ Heritage and tourist circuit \/ Fishing equipment demonstration \/ History of Russian plane crash \/ Collectables display \/ Visits to cemeteries with headstones dating back to the 1700s \/ Visit to the Miscou lighthouse built in 1856 \/ Peat bog tours \/ Observation of arrivals and departures of ships \/ Seafood tasting<\/p>\n
Petit-Shippagan
\nActivities at port<\/p>\n
Petite-Rivi\u00e8re-de-l’\u00cele
\nSainte-C\u00e9cile
\nTreasure hunt \/ Country-style dinner \/ Activities surrounding the International Baroque Music Festival at Sainte-C\u00e9cile Church<\/p>\n
Pointe-Canot
\nTreasure hunt \/ Kite festival<\/p>\n
Petite-Lam\u00e8que
\nVarious activities \/ Activities at campground<\/p>\n
Pointe-Alexandre
\nFireworks \/ Phantom ship \/ Opening day \/ Celebration in the village<\/p>\n
Lam\u00e8que
\nAcadian islands food village \/ Art work \/ Heritage and tourist circuit \/ Pilgrimage to Sanctuaire Dina-B\u00e9langer \/ Mass in Latin with the Chorale Sormany \/ Peat festival, Tam Tam Day, activities for people aged 15 to 35 \/ Chorale Sormany choir \/ Dinner theatre with Les Voix de la Mer \/ Visit to the Maison \u00e0 Dosith\u00e9 \u00e0 Joseph \u00e0 Jean-Chrysost\u00f4me Chiasson \/ Concert featuring classic 1960s music \/ Activities at the port<\/p>\n
Coteau Road
\nGuided tours of peat bogs<\/p>\n
Pigeon Hill
\nBazaar \/ Capstan contest \/ Lobster supper \/ Illuminated ships parade \/ Dance \/ Memorial Day \/ Activities at the port<\/p>\n
Cap-Bateau
\nHikes on the capes and coastal areas \/ Exhibit<\/p>\n
Sainte-Marie-Saint-Rapha\u00ebl
\nSpecial mass \/ Brunch featuring music \/ Dance \/ Family Day \/ Giant bingo \/ Exhibit on historical trades \/ Historical photo exhibit on the life of the village \/ Activities at the port<\/p>\n
Haut-Lam\u00e8que<\/p>\n
Chiasson Office
\nKite festival \/ Tours of coastal areas \/ Tours of cranberry bogs<\/p>\n
Savoy Landing
\nActivities at the port \/ Galerie d’art Huguette Plourde<\/p>\n
Shippagan
\nCongress opening day show \/ Activities related to the theme “Tracking our Ancestors” in various interpretive sites \/ The return of Coqueron, a place for music and celebration \/ Tree planting by families \/ Seafood suppers \/ Photo exhibits \/ Boat tours \/ Theatre \/ Live art \/ Soccer tournament<\/p>\n
Pointe-Br\u00fbl\u00e9e<\/p>\n
Haut-Shippagan<\/p>\n
Baie de Petit-Pokemouche<\/p>\n
Le Goulet
\nSupper \/ Sand castle contest<\/p>\n
Pointe-Sauvage
\nCommunity Programming
\nGreater Caraquet Area<\/p>\n
Village Blanchard
\nRadio-controlled airplanes \/ Horse riding \/ Outside dances<\/p>\n
Saint-Simon
\nTours of the R\u00e9jean H\u00e9bert property, winner of national landscaping awards \/ Captain Saint-Simon activities \/ History of the Saint-Simon oyster \/ Tours of the largest wooden church in New Brunswick \/ Exhibit of the works of Herm\u00e9n\u00e9gilde Chiasson \/ Clam pie supper \/ Bazaar<\/p>\n
Pokesudie
\nPeat and cranberry bog tours \/ Clam and quahog fishing \/ Seafood dinner \/ Interpretive centre for seine smelt fishing \/ Smelt supper<\/p>\n
Bas-Caraquet
\nTours of a schooner under construction \/ Interpretive centre for naval production \/ Marine museum (artifacts, photos) \/ Demonstrations of Ovatek capsule \/ Guided tours of crab fishing boat \/ Bird observation centre with Ducks Unlimited \/ Guided tours of marshes that are the only habitat in the world of a unique butterfly \/ Exhibits of insects, birds, plants, etc. \/ Activities at weather station \/ Activities at Park Gabriel-Giraud (first French presence in New Brunswick in 1731)<\/p>\n
Caraquet
\nHeritage and community discovery tours (cemeteries, museums, wharfs) \/ Tintamarre and August 15th show, Acadian national holiday \/ Activities at the Vieux-Couvent<\/p>\n
Bertrand
\nExhibit of paintings by Acadian artists \/ Beer museum \/ Exhibits of postcards, miniature houses and dolls \/ Bird watching<\/p>\n
Saint-L\u00e9olin
\nATV trail excursions \/ Film on ATV winter trails \/ Activities at former train station and at the community centre \/ Horse riding \/ Various games \/ Country activities \/ Corn festival<\/p>\n
Grande-Anse
\nNotre-Dame-de-l’Assomption procession \/ Art exhibit \/ Breakfast at the Chapiteau (wharf) \/ Show<\/p>\n
Dugas<\/p>\n
Maisonnette
\nVillage des Poirier
\nArt exhibits\/ Plays \/ Duck watching \/ Film on winter fishing using nigogs \/ Oyster feast<\/p>\n
Anse-Bleue
\nRichard Landry photo exhibit \/ Fish tasting \/ Deep-sea diving \/ Portrait of Vincent Th\u00e9riault, inventor of the lifesaving capsule Esperanto (Ovatek) and exhibit \/ Boat trips with fishermen
\nCommunity Programming
\nCentral Peninsula Area<\/p>\n
Burnsville
\n“The House Under the Trees” (presentation on the woodworking trade) \/ Canoe trips down the river \/ Exhibit on photos of mills, train station, hotel and other industries in the region at the beginning of the 20th century<\/p>\n
Paquetville
\nRang St-Georges
\nBas et Haut Rang St-Georges
\nTrudel \/ Saint-Amateur
\nHaut Paquetville
\nPetit Paquetville
\nPresentations on the value of the maple grove and blueberry industries \/ Square dancing \/ Hall of Fame (Edith Pinet, Edith Butler, Jean-Yves Th\u00e9riault, etc.) \/ Midnight mass \/ Brunch at the maple grove<\/p>\n
Bas-Paquetville
\nTour of a century-old maple grove<\/p>\n
Notre-Dame-des-\u00c9rables<\/p>\n
Rocheville<\/p>\n
Val-Doucet
\nGuided tours of a blueberry farm<\/p>\n
Maltempec
\nInterpretive centre for shad net fishing \/ Portrait of Albert Boucher, Canadian sawing champion (1950-1990) \/ Sawing contest<\/p>\n
Landry Office<\/p>\n
Pokemouche
\nSpace 2009 \/ Bazaar \/ Donald McGraw art gallery<\/p>\n
\u00c9vang\u00e9line
\nInterpretive centre for eel fishing and night eel fishing \/ Eel supper \/ Square dancing<\/p>\n
Inkerman \/ Inkerman Ferry
\nGregorian mass \/ History of founding families \/ Local talent \/ Picnic<\/p>\n
Four Roads<\/p>\n
Six Roads<\/p>\n
Sainte-Rose
\nTours of sod field \/ Evening square dancing<\/p>\n
Saint-Isidore
\n“Come plant your roots”: Plant a tree (future park) \/ Artists gallery \/ Dinner theatre \/ Guided tours \/ Open houses<\/p>\n
Losier Settlement<\/p>\n
Pont-Landry
\nHooked rug exhibit \/ Hikes along river \/ Guided tour of a tidal lock<\/p>\n
Petit Gaspareau<\/p>\n
Boish\u00e9bert<\/p>\n
Duguayville
\nExhibit of historic photos and paintings<\/p>\n
Bois-Blanc
\nInterpretive centre and activities \/ Homecoming for former Bois-Blanc residents<\/p>\n
Hacheyville
\nPresentation on strawberry farming and tours \/ Portrait of Ovila Rioux \/ Line fishing exhibit<\/p>\n
Tilley Road
\nTours of orchards and large high-tech blueberry plant \/ Guided tours: strawberry farming \/ Roland Mallet painting exhibit<\/p>\n
Bois-Gagnon
\nSylviculture (past and present)<\/p>\n
Saint-Sauveur
\nMechoui \/ Horseshoes, washers and snake tournaments \/ Grand bazaar \/ Workshops on
\nfabrication of snowshoes, Christmas trees, maple products, traps, fishing, hunting, wood industry, furs \/ Tours of hunting and fishing sites \/ Local foods including rabbit, partridge, bear, deer, moose, trout, salmon
\nCommunity Programming
\nTracadie-Sheila and Neguac Area<\/p>\n
Gauvreau \/ Petit-Tracadie
\nTrout fishing \/ Hiking<\/p>\n
Tracadie-Sheila
\nMuseum – permanent exhibit \/ Tours of the Acad\u00e9mie Ste-Famille \/ Cruises \/ Story time \/ Various exhibits \/ Theatre \/ Conferences \/ History of the lazaretto \/ Cinema<\/p>\n
Rivi\u00e8re-\u00e0-la-Truite<\/p>\n
Saumarez
\nSculpture exhibit \/ Public celebration \/ Dance<\/p>\n
Canton des Basques<\/p>\n
Saint-Ir\u00e9n\u00e9e \/ Alderwood
\nExhibit of the works of Raynald Basque<\/p>\n
Benoit
\nBazaar \/ Exhibit of historic photos \/ Square dancing \/ Workshop on fabrication of buoys for lobster traps or nets \/ Axe handle fabrication \/ Exhibit of historic items and quilts<\/p>\n
Saint-Pons
\nProduction of flies for trout and salmon fishing \/ Window portraits<\/p>\n
Haut-Sheila<\/p>\n
Pointe-\u00e0-Tom<\/p>\n
Leech
\nCountry-style day on military camp site \/ ATV tour with interpreter \/ Live art \/ Canoe trips<\/p>\n
Pont-Lafrance
\nInterpretive centre for village of Charnacy (village expropriated for the construction of the military camp)<\/p>\n
Pointe-\u00e0-Bouleau
\nRowboat trips \/ History of the development of the Lien des Deux Rivi\u00e8res<\/p>\n
Pointe-des-Robichaud<\/p>\n
Val-Comeau
\nSanta Claus Village \/ Interpretive centre for lobster traps \/ Exhibit of old boat \/ Exhibit on first settlers<\/p>\n
Tracadie Beach<\/p>\n
Rivi\u00e8re-du-Portage
\nSailboat races \/ Rowboat races \/ Horse rides \/ Musician competitions<\/p>\n
Haut-Rivi\u00e8re-du-Portage<\/p>\n
Brantville
\nInterpretive centre for eel and lobster fishing \/ Fishing boat<\/p>\n
Tabusintac \/ Covedell \/ Comeau Settlement
\nCanoe, swimming and bicycle races \/ Seal observation boat tours \/ Quilts<\/p>\n
Neguac
\nTour of Otto Robichaud House \/ Tours of l’\u00cele aux foins and boat rides \/ Oyster eating \/ Show<\/p>\n
Fairisle \/ Chemin des Caissie
\nWorkshop on Christmas wreaths \/ Film production \/ Exhibit of historic photos<\/p>\n
Stymiest Road
\nArt work \/ Guided tours \/ Blueberry picking<\/p>\n
Robichaud Settlement<\/p>\n
Chemin des Breau<\/p>\n
Saint-Wilfred \/ Lavilette
\nAllainville
\nQuilt stained glass window exhibits<\/p>\n
Lagac\u00e9ville
\nReligious history of the Soeurs Sal\u00e9siennes \/ Museum of miniature objects from logging camps<\/p>\n
Saint-Laurent<\/p>\n
Burnt Church
\n218 J.D. Gauthier Blvd., Suite 128
\nShippagan, New Brunswick
\nE8S 1P6 Canada<\/p>\n
Telephone: (506) 336-2009 or 1-866-370-2009
\nFax: (506) 336-2002<\/p>\n
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