Baie Sainte Anne is the first community along the southern shore of Miramichi Bay close to the Northumberland Strait. It is approximately 30 miles below the City of Miramichi. It…
Réginal Charles Gagnon (Cayouche)
Réginal Charles Gagnon (Cayouche) was born in Moncton in 1949. He moved with his mother to the suburbs of Boston, when he was only 13 years old. At 18, from…
Edith Butler
(Marie Nicole) Edith Butler, Singer-songwriter was born in Paquetville, near Caraquet on July 27th 1942. She began singing in cafés in Moncton while studying. Between 1962 and 1967 she performed mainly…
Antonine Maillet
Antonine Maillet – novelist and playwright – is the foremost voice in literature from the French-speaking Acadian East Coast of New Brunswick. Her hometown of Bouctouche, boasts “Le Pays de…
Acadieville
Acadieville is a small rural community situated on the Kouchibouguac River west of Kouchibouguac National Park. Its population is largely francophone, and people are proud of their Acadian roots. The…
Le Monument Notre Dame de l’Assomption
Le Monument National Notre-Dame de l’Assomption in Rogersville was designated a Provincial Historic Site to celebrate the accomplishments of Monsignor Marcel-François Richard (1847-1915), educator, colonizer, and leader of the Acadian…
Louis Joseph Robichaud
Louis Joseph Robichaud was born to Amédée and Eugénie “Annie” Robichaud on October 21, 1925, in the village of Saint-Antoine. From his first marriage to Lorraine Savoie of Néguac, he…