One
of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, New Brunswick's southeastern
coast borders on the Bay of Fundy. Its long western side abuts Maine
and the northern end is adjacent to Quebec. The upper eastern
part...shores along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. New Brunswick is the
only Canadian province that is constitutionally bilingual.
Its capital city is Fredericton.
The Bay of Fundy has the highest, wildest tides in the world.
New Brunswick has the warmest salt water beaches north of Virginia.
More kinds of whales can be seen more often than anywhere else.
Michias
Seal Island (in
the Bay of Fundy) is home to 900 pairs of breeding Atlantic puffins.
King's
County is the 'covered
bridge capital of Canada'.
Walk the ocean floor when the Bay of Fundy tides are out.
New
Brunswick winters are defined as 'pure
white gold' (annual
snowfalls of 200 to 400 centimetres).
The Appalachian Range is North America's oldest mountain range.
Did
You Know
...the inception of the ice-cream-cone was born in Sussex corner ~
the Dairy
Capital of Canada, midway
along Fundy Coastal Drive? Locals tell the story of barber, Walter
Donnelly, who made a bad batch of dough. He was at loss with what to
do with his crispy batter; so he ran next door to the
ice-cream-parlour...and the rest, as they say, is history!
Did
You Know...about
the 'one that got away'? Fish stories abound in the Miramichi
River in
the heart of salmon country. The river boasts the best salmon
fishing in the world. Just ask American test pilot, Chuck Yeager and
U.S. General Norman Schwarzkopf ~ two of many famous anglers who have
waded in the river.
Lights,
Camera, Action:
New Brunswick made history at the Nickel Theater in Saint John.
They were the first to accompany 'silent movie pictures' in North
America. Film mogul, Louis B. Mayer, grew up in St. John. The port
city has been home to several Hollywood legends...including Walter
Pidgeon and Donald Sutherland.
“Cymbalyly”
Fantastic:
The cymbal factory in Meductic
is one of the finest in North America. Musicians in over 80
countries play New Brunswick-made-Sabian
cymbals.
Drummers for Eric Clapton, Phil Collins and Billy Joel...as well as
percussionists with the Boston, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Cleveland
and New York Philharmonic Orchestras won't venture on stage without
their Sabian
cymbals!
A
River Runs Backwards:
At 'low tide', watch the St. John River crash through a narrow gorge
and tumble into the harbour. Come back at 'high tide' and watch the
same river go the other way. The Bay of Fundy's incredible tides are
too strong for the mighty St. John River...forcing the water to flow
upstream twice a day, every day. Totally Awesome!
Provincial
Flower: purple
violet. Bird:
Black-Capped-Chickadee.
Tree:
Balsam
Fir.
Slogan:
“Hope
was Restored.”
Nicknames:
The
Picture Province, The Loyalist Province, The Drive-Through Province
(to visit).
Four Married Guys Go Fishing
After an hour of fishing, the following conversation took place.
First
Guy:
“You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come fishing this
weekend. I had to promise my wife that I will paint every room in the
house next weekend.”
Second
Guy”
That's nothing! I had to promise my wife that I will build her a
new deck for the pool.”
Third
Guy:
“Man, you both have it easy. I had to promise my wife I will
remodel the kitchen for her.”
They
continued to talk when they realized that the 4th
guy had not said a word. So they asked him. “You haven't said
anything about what you had to do to come fishing this weekend.
What's the deal?”
Fourth
Guy:
I just set my alarm for 5:30 AM. When it went off, I shut off my
alarm, gave my wife a nudge and asked, “Fishing or Sex?” and she
said, “Wear a Sweater.”
Big Baby
A Maritimer from New Brunswick is drinking in a New York bar when he
gets a call on his cell phone. He hangs up, grinning from ear to ear,
and orders a round of drinks for everybody in the bar because he
announces his wife has just produced a typical Maritime baby boy
weighing 25 pounds. Nobody can believe that any new baby can weigh
25 pounds, but the Maritimer just shrugs. “That's about average
down home, folks...like I said, “my boy's a typical New Brunswick
baby boy.” Congratulations showered him from all around and many
exclamations of “WOW!” were heard. One woman actually fainted
due to sympathy pains.
Two weeks later, he returns to the bar. The bartender says, “Say,
you're the father of that typical New Brunswick baby that weighed 25
pounds at birth. Everybody's been makin' bets about how big he's
gonna be in two weeks...so how much does he weigh now?”
The proud father answers, “Seventeen pounds.” The bartender is
puzzled and concerned and asks, “What happened? He already weighed
25 pounds the day he was born.” The Maritime father takes a slow
swig from his long-necked Moose Head Beer...wipes his lips on his
shirt sleeve, leans into the bartender and proudly says, “Had him
circumcised.”
No Work Today!
A guy rings up his boss and says, “I can't come to work today.”
The boss asks why and the guy says, “It's my eyes.” The boss
asks, “What's wrong with your eyes?” Solemnly, he replies, “I
just can't see myself coming to work...so I'm going fishing instead.”
Digging for Bait
Little Eddie and his mom were digging for fishing bait in their
garden. Unearthing a many-legged creature, Eddie proudly dangled it
before his mom. “No, honey, it won't do for bait,” she said.
“It's not an earthworm.” Eddie asks, “It's not? What planet
is it from?”
Bumper Stickers
Kids who HUNT, TRAP and FISH
Don't Mug Old Ladies
OCFD (and beside these letters is a long FISH)
Obsessive Compulsive Fishing Disorder
Merle Baird-Kerr...written October 18, 2014
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