General Interest
By Charlotte Loggie, Miramichi Historical Society In 1879, a Victorian home exuding grace and elegance was under construction in the town of Chatham, New Brunswick. The builder was George Cassady, and the man who was to own this lovely house and raise his family here was William Stewart Loggie, or W.S. Loggie (1850-1944) as he…
Read MoreThe Rotary Club of Newcastle would like to thank everyone for participating in our 2019-2020 Scott Knowles Memorial Hockey Pool Fund Raiser Below are the winners for this year: The following were the monthly winners ($100) Grant Russell Carl Waters Allen Morrison Eddie Marsh Mikey Cornelius Reese Godfrey. 2019-2020 Hockey Pool Winners Are: #1 D…
Read MoreBy: Charlotte Loggie, Miramichi Historical Society In 1877, work began on a three storey home set on a hill overlooking the young town of Newcastle. The house was built in Second Empire style, which was popular from 1865-1900 in North America. The style consisted of elaborate ornamentations, and a mansard roof. This kind of roof…
Read MoreThe Historic Chatham Business District is pleased to inform the community we are presenting a two-evening ‘Miramichi Drive-In’ over the New Brunswick long weekend! The drive-in is being held on the front grounds of the Miramichi Agricultural Exhibition on Church Street on Saturday, August 1st and again on Sunday, August 2nd with a 9:35pm dusk…
Read MoreWhile Camp Sheldrake will not be opening this year for overnight camping, funding for ongoing expenses and projects will continue throughout 2020 and 2021. This year our annual Duck Race will be a Duck Ticket Draw. As our Duck Race is by far the camp’s largest fundraiser, it is of great importance that we do…
Read MoreThe Karasek Dance Studio Presents: HOUSE PARTY 2020 on Thursday, July 30th from 7 to 10 pm at the Gymnasium of the Carrefour Beausoleil, 300 Beaverbrook Road, Miramichi. The tickets are only $20 in advance, and $25 at the door and can be purchased from the Brookdale Flower Shop, the Karasek Dance Studio in Newcastle…
Read MoreThe Burnt Church WI (Women’s Institute) Wednesday Summer Luncheons this year are cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They are usually held the last two weeks of July and first two weeks of August at the Burnt Church WI (Women’s Institute) Hall, located at 325 Burnt Church Road, Burnt Church, NB. The Women’s Institute Members…
Read MoreDr. Manny’s Legacy Lives On with the63 rd Annual Miramichi ‘Virtual’ Folksong Festival This year’s festival will be hosted by Melanie Ross-Breen. WHAT: A 2-day virtual folksong festival of Canada’s longest running folksong festival. WHEN: Sunday, August 2nd , & Monday, August 3rd , 2020 WHERE: Virtual via YouTube – Find links posted on www.miramichifolksongfestival.com,…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The MSA has launched our 5th Annual MSA Photo Contest! And they are looking for photos from all across the Miramichi Watershed. Each entrant can submit photos in each category: Angling Miramichi Scenes Miramichi People Kids Each 1st place winner will receive a $25 gift card to Bass Pro…
Read MoreAfter losing opening day in May due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Speedway Miramichi finally got their 2020 season underway on June 20th. At the Return to Racing, the Street Stock and Mini Stock divisions contested the first races held in Atlantic Canada, with each division running a pair of 30 lap features. Defending track champion Chris…
Read MoreThirty-five years ago, Rotary began a campaign to eliminate polio from the globe, when polio was endemic in several continents with hundreds of thousands of cases each year. Tulips are sold each year in an effort to raise awareness, funds, and support to eradicate the vaccine-preventable disease. The cost per box of 25 tulip bulbs…
Read MoreThe Sunny Corner Covid20 Softball Tournament will be held from Friday, July 24th to Sunday, July 26th, at the Sunny Corner Ballfield. It’ll be a tournament like no other! There will be a limit of 12 teams to register, and to register contact Katie O’Shea at: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100015353174882 and it is only $250. a team to…
Read MoreThe Royal Canadian Legion Branch # 3 will be hosting a Take Out Corn Beef and Cabbage or Salmon Dinner. PLEASE NOTE THAT TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR ANDIT IS TAKE OUT ORDERS ONLY. It will be held on Saturday, July 18th 11 am to 6 pm at the Royal Canadian Legion…
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