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Tour Miles of the Maritimes Most Spectacular Rivers

Restigouche River

Morning arrives with the fragrant scent of pine needles and the soft sounds of water washing the shoreline. Your canoe slips silently into the waves and cuts effortlessly through the dawn's thin mist. It's then that you realize you're on one of New Brunswick's world-famous rivers and your personal journey through centuries of history and nature is about to begin. You can tour them by canoe, by biking or hiking our diverse trails, by ferries or by crossing a suspension bridge and ferries.

To your left and right are forests of tall timbers that signal New Brunswick's proud shipbuilding heritage and the Golden Age of Sail. Up ahead are the logging communities that invite voyageurs ashore with festivals, folklore and hearty home-cooked river cuisine.

Check out our Great Day River Experiences!

Facts & Tidbits

The Kissing Bridges

You can almost hear the rattle of wagon wheels as a horse and buggy cross the wooden planks of a New Brunswick covered bridge. They've been around since the 19^th century and New Brunswick has 64 still standing.

In Kings County, the Covered Bridge Capital of Atlantic Canada, you will have plenty of excuses to slow down and enjoy them.
The Hartland Covered Bridge is 390 m (1,282 ft.) long - it's the longest covered bridge in the world. It was built in 1901 when it cost three cents to walk across it, six cents for a single horse and wagon and 12 cents for a double team. Today, it's free to walk at your own pace.

And, if the romance of the traditions sets your heart aflutter… remember, the covered bridges were the best places for young lovers to steal a kiss at the turn of the century. All you needed was your sweetheart, a slow horse and a long covered bridge!

Along the Miramichi River, see shoals of silvery salmon rippling beneath your boat or fiddleheads ripe for the plucking. Then come hear the tales of the Dungarvon Whooper or folklore inspired by this world-famous salmon fishing river.

If you happen to be on the St. John River, you'll be treated to rolling farmland, river ferries, a capital city and a 19^th-century Loyalist village-where the way of life is portrayed behind an ox-pulled plow.

Canadian Heritage Rivers of New Brunswick

The Canadian Heritage Rivers System (CHRS) was established by the federal, provincial and territorial governments to conserve and protect the best examples of Canada's river heritage, to give them national recognition, and to encourage the public to enjoy and appreciate them.

St. Croix
Currents of History

The St. Croix River carries the history of Native peoples, Acadian and Loyalist settlers, and traditional industry in the flow of its currents. Today, this special waterway offers excellent opportunities for boating and camping, lake and river fishing, river touring and for more skilled whitewater canoeing. All this in an exceptionally beautiful, natural river setting.

Restigouche
River of Enchantment

Enjoy a sense of peace that comes from being one with nature in surroundings that have changed little in 200 years on the breathtaking Restigouche. These waters were originally used by the Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Nations as a travel route and rich source of food. Today, it's still a salmon angler's paradise, and now attracts canoeists and nature lovers alike.

The perfect way to savour them is by staying in a cosy bed and breakfast or an inn along the way. Check out Where to Stay in New Brunswick.