Page Text Content
FrontierCanada152-169 atlantic:FC_152-169_atlantic
4/1/08
15:53
Page 153
Frontier Canada Atlantic Provinces
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland form the Maritime Provinces, an under visited and under-rated area of Canada. We love them; we love the glorious scenery and we like not having to drive far to find it, we like the variations of culture but most of all, we like the people. Descended from Arcadians, Celts and First Nations people, they are friendly, fun and music loving, they like good food and good accommodation.
Bathurst NEW BRUNSWICK
LABRADOR QUÉBEC
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CAPE BRETON ISLAND
Blanc Sablon
L'Anse-aux-Meadows St Anthony
Fredricton Moncton St Andrews Charlottetown
Sydney
Harrington Gros Morne Nat Park
Fleur de Lys
NEWFOUNDLAND
Gander Deer Lake Corner Brook
QUÉBEC
Saint John
N O VA S C O T I A
Digby Kejimkujik NP
Bonavista
Halifax
Lunenburg
Map not to
Channel-Portaux-Basques
St John's
Avalon Peninsula
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia's blend of dramatic seas, scenic lands, Celtic music and friendly people shape a maritime culture like no other. Witness the world's highest tide ebb out of the Minas Basin and beachcomb the ocean floor for treasures. Drive, bike or hike the Cabot Trail, Canada's great ocean highway. You will fly into Halifax, the province's capital city, a great harbour and the gateway to Eastern Canada.
New Brunswick
New Brunswick lies to the north of Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy. At Saint John, the incessant movement of water causes the Reversing Falls. Marine life and sea birds abound, with excellent bird and whale watching at charming St Andrews. Visit the beautiful Kingsbrae gardens and the Campobello International Park, built around the Roosevelt family's summer cottage. Fredericton, the pleasant and historic provincial capital, lies inland and offers walking trails, boat tours, boutiques and art galleries. On the east coast you find the great dunes, warm seas, the Kouchibouguac National Park, and Bouctouche, where you can walk the boardwalks protecting this fragile ecosystem.
Prince Edward Island
This enchanting smile-shaped island has low lying, gentle, countryside. PEI is famous for potatoes, golf courses, rust-red cliffs and emerald hills, lobsters and Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables. You can visit her house, and souvenirs of Anne are everywhere on the island. Access is either by the 6-mile long Confederation Bridge from New Brunswick, or by ferry from either Nova Scotia or Newfoundland. Charlottetown is the very pleasant provincial capital and probably your base for exploration as the island is so small, although, if you prefer, there are resorts (on or near the golf courses) and small hotels around the island.
Newfoundland
The wonderful sleeping giant' of Canada Newfoundland and Labrador full of Celtic legend, music and culture, old fashioned charm. The contrasts epitomised by the northern rugged coastline settled by the Vikings and the colourful southern shore, the colourful, narrow streets of St. John's and the wide open spaces of Gros Morne, Only 5 hours from London, Newfoundland has flights into both St. John's and Deer Lake. Take a boat cruise on Western Brook Pond, a spectacular glacially carved fjord in Gros Morne National Park. Hike the many trails or kayak the gentle inlets that dot the shore. Follow the rugged Viking Trail to L'Anse Aux Meadows; the fascinating site of the first European settlers of North America. Understand how the Vikings survived the harsh realities of life 10,000 years ago. Feel as if you are at the edge of the world, gazing out over the vast Atlantic Ocean and, according to the season, watch whales glide past amongst the icebergs.
www.frontier-canada.co.uk
F
153
|
Save it »
inbro