Giv'er Miramichi
Canada’s Irish Festival on the Miramichi once again turned the City green this weekend. The annual festival featured Irish pubs, free live entertainment, vendors, dancing, children’s activities, genealogical display, plenty of authentic Irish food and much more. One highlight of the festivities is always the walking parade. Families proudly displayed their Irish roots as they paraded through…
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This year’s Bruno Bobak Art Contest and Printing / Writing Contest winners have been announced by the Miramichi Salmon Association. The overall art contest winner for 2016 was Onika Gourdine-Mundell, a kindergarten student from Harkins Elementary School.
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by Jesse MacDonald, Executive Chef In early May we began a Farm to Table feature at 1809 Restaurant & Bar in the Rodd Miramichi River Hotel. Every night we offer a different dinner entree with a starch, vegetables and protein all sourced locally. The importance of Farm to Table cooking was instilled in me at […]
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Photos and Story by Anthony McLean From now until this Sunday is the 32nd Canada’s Irish Festival on the Miramichi in the former Town of Chatham/ Miramichi East. I had a terrific opportunity of attending Friday afternoon’s vendors and entertainment held at Waterford Green. Some of these vendors are here for the first time, especially…
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Bob and Madine Keenan will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary at an open-house on Saturday, July 16. The celebration takes place from 1 to 4:30 pm at their home at 26 Station Street in Blackville. All are welcome to attend.
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For 3000 years Aboriginal Persons have been contributing culture and spirit to the Miramichi region. Join us in celebrating Aboriginal Heritage on the Miramichi this summer.
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With better trapnet numbers (see below) and more catching, angling is looking up somewhat. Hopefully, it is a sign of things (fish) to come. A little more rain and cooler temperatures would certainly help the angling. [wp_bannerize group=”doug1″] Doug White’s Tammerack Sports Fly Shop in Juniper said it was not a bad week on the…
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We love to find people talking about their visits to Miramichi and seeing the photos they post online. Jessica posted this relaxing photo on her blog after receiving a river tubing get-away for her birthday. She wrote: “River Tubing is something I will never forget. Floating down the Miramichi River for hours on a calm…
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Tay Ridge Farm, situated just 25 minutes north of Fredericton, will be hosting the ninth annual Tay Creek Folk Festival from July 22nd to 31st, 2016. An array of musical genres will be featured, including Folk, Country, Blues and Bluegrass, Celtic, Classic Rock, and Soul.
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“Counting today, we still have three more fishing days left. That’s three days of blueberry pancakes, bacon, and eggs fried in bacon fat; three days of evening cocktails and tasty, high-calorie hors d’oeuvres on the deck; three days nodding off in our chairs after dinner, watching a game on the television, then staggering upstairs to…
Read MoreThe 2016 Dooryard Arts Festival kicks off on Thursday July 21st and runs through Saturday July 23rd in Woodstock. Thursday at the main stage is going to be a great time, full of local talent. Opening up the evening will be local group Luke and the Drifters.
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Each month our readers enjoy guessing the latest “Old Thing” that Bernie Colepaugh has pulled off the shelf or out of his shed. This month Bernie sent another photo … and we think he has you stumped! So far we haven’t received any guesses which is quite unusual! Do you know what this is? If…
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About 70 km inland from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, in the city of Miramichi, there are two marinas. Station Wharf Marina sits on the East side of the river in the Historic Downtown Chatham Business District and the Miramichi Boating and Yacht Club sits on the West side in Douglastown. Both marinas monitor Channel…
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