Shipbuilding Interpretive Centre Beaubear's Island National Historic Site Canada's Irish Festival Miramichi Folk Song Festival Miramichi's heritage houses French Fort Cove Middle Island Ritchie Wharf Park Seamen's Hospital National Historic Site

· The local Shipbuilding Interpretive Centre features a community collection of memorabilia, artifacts and photographs pertaining to original and European settlement and shipbuilding in the Miramichi, particularly Beaubear's Island. Guided historic tours are launched by boat to nearby Beaubear's Island National Historic Site.

· Beaubear's Island (Boishébert) National Historic Site is a truly remarkable, untouched treasure of early settlement and shipbuilding in the 18th and 19th centuries. The island features a forest trail system, historic ruins, monuments and picnic facilities that allow visitors to experience the natural beauty of the island. Beaubear's Island is accessible only by boat.

· Canada's Irish Festival is an annual celebration of music, culture, heritage and family through song, dance and cultural workshops. From open-air concerts, to music workshops, to family reunions, it is a premiere event that is not to be missed. Workshops are conducted dancing, genealogy, folklore, history, literature and the New Brunswick Archives.

· The Miramichi Folk Song Festival is the longest standing festival in Canada celebrating authentic, traditional and contemporary music, starting on New Brunswick Day each year. Breakfast, open air concert, noon luncheons with live music and children's shows. Five days of wonderful folk music and a special multicultural night.

· Visit the Miramichi's heritage houses including Rankin House, Beaverbrook House , MacDonald Farm Historic Site
and WS Loggie Cultural Centre. Plan a tour of MacDonald Farm Historic Site for a look back to life in the early 1820's.

· Enjoy natural wonder as you stroll along one of many walking trails of French Fort Cove. The site includes nature, cultural and industrial interpretation and outdoor recreation, including the "Dare the Dark for the Headless Nun" interpretative walking tour. Not to be missed!

· Middle Island was the gateway of Irish immigration to the region in the early 19th century. Now a causeway-connected Historical Park, this beautiful island has walking trails and a popular swimming beach.

· Ritchie Wharf Park is the location of the tourist information center, historic Murray House, shops and restaurants along with a nautically themed playground and boardwalk. Local entertainment is featured in the amphitheatre.

· Seamen's Hospital National Historic Site was built in 1830 to service the needs of mariners from abroad. Events range from "fiddle-do's" every Wednesday night, the annual Strawberry Festival, to piano recitals.