Bay of Fundy brochure (print

Attractions showcasing Fundy’s dynamic ecology and
geology are spread throughout the region. Such crown
jewels of the Fundy seascape
include national & provincial
parks, coastal hiking trails, natural history museums, lighthouses
and tidal harbours. The region’s
culture and history are celebrated
at Fundy interpretation centres,
historic sites,
museums, horticultural display gardens, and artisans’ studios.
B
etween the provinces
of New Brunswick
and Nova Scotia
lie the highest tides on
earth… Canada’s phenomenal Bay of Fundy. With each
daily tide cycle, 100 billion
tonnes of
seawater flow
in and out of the Bay of Fundy — more than the
combined flow of the world’s freshwater rivers.
Fundy’s astonishing 50-foot (15 metre) tidal
range is five times higher than typical tides on
the Atlantic coast.
Experience authentic Fundy hospitality with accommodations celebrating the Bay’s rich architectural heritage. Choose from a broad
spectrum of full-service hotels, distinctive
country inns, historic bed &
breakfasts, and beautifully crafted
coastal cottages.
Bay of Fundy cuisine is not to be missed!
Lobster, scallops, mussels, smoked salmon, and
other fresh fish are perfect complements to
Fundy’s award
winning wines.
In addition to
traditional harvests of
wild blueberries and
maple products, Fundy
restaurants, inns and
farm markets feature a great variety
of fresh fruit and vegetables. If you
dare, sample Fundy’s
popular edible seaweed
snack: dulse!
Catch the Fundy action with an exciting range of
outdoor adventures. Explore the seasonal habitat of the
ocean’s most amazing mammals under the caring guidance of whale watch tour companies. Round out your
exploration of the Bay with a sea kayaking adventure
along Fundy’s sculpted coast or a guided horseback ride
beside Fundy’s serene
tidal marshes.
If you like your
adventure wet and
wild, take a rollercoaster-style tidal
boat ride as the Bay’s
incoming waves clash
with the outgoing
flow of Fundy’s rivers.
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Westport
South Maitland
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Bear River
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Provincial Park
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Bass River
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Parrsboro
Cape Split
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Fundy Aquarium Ecozone
Areas where whales are commonly seen
Seacliffs and Fossils Ecozone
Northern Right whale conservation area
World’s Highest Tides Ecozone
Fundy Coastal Drive
Brier Island
Meteghan
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Yarmouth
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Whale Watching Tour
Glooscap Trail
Geology Exhibit
Evangeline Trail
Coastal Hiking Trail
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Horizontal Tidal Effect
Controlled Access Highway
Vertical Tidal Effect
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Tidal Bore
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World’s Highest Tides Ecozone
When can you experience the tides?
In the World’s Highest Tides Ecozone,
visitors can see 2 extraordinary high
and 2 low tides every 24 hours. The
time between a high tide and a low
tide is, on average, 6 hrs & 13 min.
As such, you can reasonably expect
to see at least 1 high & 1 low tide
during daylight hours. Tide times
move ahead approximately 1 hour
each day, and tide times vary slightly
for different locations around the
Low tide, Hopewell Cape, NB
Bay. Check with the community
you are planning to visit for accurate high & low tide times.
There are 3 interesting ways to observe the tides: the Vertical
Effect; the Horizontal Effect; and Tidal Bores & Rapids.
Low tide, Five Islands Provincial Park, NS
Where to experience the greatest vertical tidal effect
The tidal range is normally measured as a vertical distance: the
change in the ocean’s elevation from high tide to low tide. In
the World’s Highest Tides Ecozone, the tide’s vertical change
can be 15 m (50 ft) or more. The best way to see vertical tides
is to visit small harbours around the Bay that empty at low tide
and then completely fill about 6 hours later at high tide. Fishing
boats that bob in the water alongside wharves at high tide sit
on the ground below at low tide. Wharves along the Fundy
coast in Nova Scotia (Halls Harbour, Parrsboro, & Advocate)
and New Brunswick (Alma & St. Martins) are good locations
for viewing extreme vertical tides. At Hopewell Cape, NB, and
Burntcoat Head, NS, visitors at
low tide can walk on the ocean
floor among the incredible rock
formations that the tides have
carved. As the tide comes in,
Low tide, Hopewell Cape, NB
visitors can see these
formations become small
islands. The best way to
see the tide’s vertical
change is to visit a site at
high tide and then return
to the same site 6 hours later at low tide.
Low tide &
high tide,
Bear River,
NS
Where to experience the greatest
horizontal tidal effect
The tidal range can also be
observed as a horizontal change.
In some parts of the Bay, the tide
retreats as much as 5 km (3 mi) at
Low tide, Blomindon
low tide, leaving vast areas of the
Provincial Park, NS
ocean floor exposed. In Chignecto
Bay and the Minas Basin, a fascinating inter-tidal zone of
beaches, rock ledges, and sand flats is exposed at low tide. At
low tide, visitors are able to walk on the ocean floor. The ocean
floor is accessible at low tide
through local parks and beaches
in communities all around the
Bay of Fundy’s coast. However,
visitors who venture onto the
inter-tidal zone in Chignecto Bay
and the Minas Basin at low tide
must be very cautious, as the tide
can move extremely fast when
it turns and starts to come in
again. At Evangeline Beach (NS),
Dorchester Cape (NB), & Mary’s
Point (NB), huge flocks of up to
Low tide & high tide,
100,000 migratory shorebirds consea caves, St. Martins, NB
verge to feast on the inter-tidal zone’s
fertile mud and sand flats. Each summer, this area exposed
at low tide becomes a critical feeding area for birds on their
inter-continental migratory flight. Care must be taken not to
disturb migratory birds during their feeding period.
Where to see tidal bores & rapids
The Bay of Fundy’s tides also cause
tidal bores, rapids, and whirlpools. Tidal bores can be viewed
from shore in the Hantsport and
Tidal bore rafting,
Shubenacadie River, NS
Tidal rips, Grand
Manan Island, NB
(above). Tidal rips,
Cape d’Or, NS (right).
Maitland areas
of Nova Scotia or,
even better, can
be experienced in
the water during a
zodiac boat ride on the nearby Shubenacadie River. Here, visitors can
ride on the Bay’s largest tidal bore when the incoming tide meets
the resistance of the river’s exposed sandbars, creating 3 m waves
and wild rapids. Visitors can also visit the Reversing Falls in Saint
John (NB) where the incoming tide reverses the river’s natural flow
and creates extreme tidal rapids. Cape d’Or (NS) and Cape Enrage
(NB) are great locations for seeing tidal rapids from shore. Intense
tidal whirlpools also occur around the coasts of Deer Island and
Campobello Island in New Brunswick.
The science of the tides
Tides are the periodic rise and fall of
the sea caused by the gravitational
pull of the moon & the sun on the
Earth. Fundy’s tides are the highest
in the world because of an unusual
combination of factors: resonance
and the shape of the bay. The water
in the Bay of Fundy has a natural
resonance or rocking motion called
seiche. You could compare this to
the movement of water in a bathtub.
Although the water in a bathtub
sloshes from one end to the other
and back again in a few seconds, it
takes about 13 hours for the water
in the bay to rock from the mouth of
the bay to the head of the bay and
back again. As the ocean tide rises
and floods into the bay every 12
hours and 25 minutes, it reinforces
the rocking motion. To imagine this,
picture an adult giving a gentle push
to a child on a swing. Just a very
small push is required to keep the
swing moving. Likewise the seiche in
the bay is sustained by the natural
resonance of the ocean tides. The
bay’s shape and bottom topography
are secondary factors contributing to
Fundy’s high tides. The bay becomes
narrower and shallower — from
130 to 40 m (426’ to 131’) —
toward the upper bay, forcing the
water higher up onto the shores.
Source: “Tides of Fundy“ by
the Fundy Guild at Fundy National Park
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World’s Highest Tides Ecozone
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Areas where whales are commonly seen
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Northern Right whale conservation area
World’s Highest Tides Ecozone
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New Horton
Geology Exhibit
Coastal Hiking Trail
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T
he ocean tides push nutrient-rich water to the surface where the Bay
of Fundy meets the Gulf of Maine, between Brier Island (NS) and
Grand Manan Island (NB). The constant tidal influx of nutrients into
the Bay of Fundy supports a rich and diverse marine ecosystem of bottom-dwelling sea plants, common and unusual fish, and sea birds. Several
whale species, including the rare North Atlantic Right whale, and other
marine mammals congregate in this “aquarium without walls.” Four whale
species are common in the Bay of Fundy, and other species occasionally visit.
Porpoises and seals are also frequently seen in this ecozone.
The Humpback Whale
The Humpback whale is the most common large whale in the Bay of Fundy.
Humpbacks grow to be about 16 m
(52’) long and weigh up to 36 tonnes. These slow-swimming whales are
sometimes seen playfully breaching or lunging out of the water. Humpbacks
have different markings along their pectoral fins and flukes (tails), so each
whale is easily identifiable. These baleen whales feed on plankton such as
krill (tiny shrimp) and small fish such as herring. Baleen whales scoop up
mouthfuls of water and filter the food through
their baleen “strainers”. An average Humpback
will eat two tonnes (5,000 lbs) of plankton and
small fish and live up to 77 years.
Humpbacks are commonly seen in the Bay of
Fundy. At any one time during the summer, 100
Humpbacks may be found in the Fundy Aquarium
A Humpback whale rolls Ecozone. Humpbacks are famous for being “singover on its back
ing whales” — their exotic songs are thought to
be a means of communication. These migratory whales travel to food-rich
northern waters such as the Bay of Fundy for the summer and return to
warm tropical waters each winter to reproduce.
The North Atlantic Right Whale
Only 300 North Atlantic Right whales
are currently in existence because they
were nearly hunted to extinction in the
1800s. Although Right whales have been a protected species since 1930,
extinction remains a threat for the world’s most rare whale. 18th-century
whalers named them “Right whales” because these easy-to-catch whales
that floated when killed were the “right” ones to
harvest.
Right whales, which are found only in the
North Atlantic, come to the Bay of Fundy to feed,
mate, and raise their young. These baleen whales
are attracted to the abundant food in the Bay
of Fundy and the Gulf of Maine. Although few
A Northern Right whale
in number, Right whales still come together as a
swims gently.
community, which may be important in helping
young whales find mates. Right whales grow up to 15 m (50’) in length and
weigh approximately 45 tonnes.
The Finback Whale
The Finback whale, the second largest
animal on earth, can be up to 24 m (80’)
long, which is just short of the Blue whale. Their long streamlined bodies
make them fast swimmers; they are known to travel 40 km/h (25 mph). They
weigh an average of 73 tonnes. Finback whales are not as numerous in the
Bay of Fundy as Humpbacks, but they sometimes arrive early in the season
(late May) and stay until late fall.
Finbacks can live up to 100 years. Like Humpbacks and Right whales,
Finbacks are baleen whales that feed on krill and small fish such as herring.
Finbacks tend to travel in groups or “pods,” but they are often seen alone or
as a mother-and-calf pair early in the Bay of Fundy’s season.
A Humpback whale “waves” with its pectoral fin.
The Minke Whale
Minke whales, the smallest baleen
whale, are normally 9 m (30’) in length
and weigh about 9 tonnes, and they live up to 50 years. Although
Minke whales are relatively small, they can make amazingly loud
sounds. Their underwater communication has been measured at 152
decibels, equivalent to the sound of a jet taking off! Minke whales can
also make loud noises through their blowholes; they like to swim close
to land, and their breathing can sometimes be heard from shore.
Minkes are much more common than the larger whales, but they
seem to be shy and are often seen alone. There are an estimated 8,000
Minke whales worldwide. Minke whales normally occupy the Bay of
Fundy from May until late fall. While they are safe in the Bay of Fundy,
countries such as Norway and Japan still hunt them in other parts of
the world.
The White-Sided Dolphin
White-Sided dolphins are often seen riding the bow
waves of Passamaquoddy Bay ferries! These small
marine mammals sometimes frolic alongside whales and vessels. These
dolphins are common along the eastern seaboard and are normally
encountered during the summer in the Bay of Fundy. White-Sided dolphins are usually seen in small groups but sometimes travel in groups
of up to 100. Dolphins are quite agile and often leap playfully out of
the water.
The Harbour Porpoise
Harbour porpoises are common in the Bay of Fundy.
These marine mammals are not as agile as dolphins
and move by “rolling” slowly forward in the water.
Porpoises tend to travel in small groups of two to five animals.
How to see the whales
Many companies offer
whale-watching boat tours
in the Fundy Aquarium
Ecozone. Tours are available
from May until October and
usually take 3 to 4 hours.
Whale-watching in the Bay of Fundy.
Whale-watch operators are
based primarily out of Digby Neck and Islands, St. Andrews, or the
Fundy Isles. Whale-watching tours are available on refitted fishing boats,
sailing vessels, and zodiacs.
Bay of Fundy whale-watch operators have
developed a Code of Ethics to govern how they
interact with the whales because the Bay of Fundy is an important feeding area for some
extremely rare species (such as the Right whale).
This Code of Ethics ensures that whale-watchHumpback whale
ing boats don’t crowd or harass the whales.
breaching.
By requirement, all Bay of Fundy
Recommended Experience whale-watch companies meet or exceed the
high standards of the whale watching Code of Ethics.
Photos courtesy of New Brunswick Tourism and Parks; Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture and Heritage; Saint John Port Authority. Main cover photo: Sandy Point, Digby Neck, Nova Scotia by Scott Munn, Nova Scotia Tourism, Culture and Heritage.
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Sea Cliffs and Fossils Ecozone
Y
ears of tidal activity in the Bay of Fundy have created some of the
world’s most captivating and unusual landscape formations. The
tidal action has carved dramatic cliffs, sea stacks, and caves in the
sandstone in many parts of the Fundy coast. Elsewhere around the Bay,
spectacular headlands of volcanic rock rise up hundreds of feet from sea
level, boldly resisting Fundy’s relentless tides.
The Sea Cliffs and Fossils Ecozone
showcases a full range of the
Fundy’s naturally sculpted rock
formations and escarpments. This
zone can be experienced through
coastal hiking, sea kayaking, and
coastal boat tours. See chart
(page 2) for sites that provide
good visitor access and Fundy
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park,
interpretation.
Advocate, NS
Many stages of the earth’s
history are revealed in the Bay of Fundy’s geology and fossils. Within this
internationally significant region, visitors can learn how the super-continent Pangea was formed and how life on earth evolved. The continents
collided where the Bay of Fundy
is currently located about 360
million years ago. About 100
million years later, the continents
began to separate, eventually
creating the Atlantic Ocean.
This continental separation
created the great rift valley
that forms the Bay of Fundy’s
fascinating underlying geological
Fundy National Park, Alma, NB structure.
Life on earth was simultaneously evolving. Over many millions of years, land-dwelling animals evolved
from ocean-dwelling creatures. Each of these regions around the Bay
of Fundy represent an important chapter in the earth’s 500-million-year
geological and fossil history:
Formation of the continents
The ancient world
before the continents collided.
The creation of Pangea.
The continents begin to separate;
the Atlantic Ocean is born.
City of Saint John, NB — The Fundy City
Early marine life — 450–600 million years ago
The City of Saint John, NB, features 600- to 450-million-year-old rocks
from the Cambrian and Ordovician periods, which pre-date the collision
of the continents that led to the formation
of Pangea. Fossils of early marine creatures called trilobites, which are distant
relatives of crabs and other joint-legged
creatures that preceded the emergence
of land animals, have been found in Saint
John. The New Brunswick Museum in Saint
John showcases fossils from this significant
Trilobite fossil, New
chapter in the earth’s history and offers
Brunswick Museum,
comprehensive interpretative displays of the
Saint John, NB
region’s geology.
Hopewell Cape, NB
Carboniferous conglomerate — 350 million years ago
Uniquely shaped reddish cliffs of 350-million- year-old rock conglomerate
and sandstone comprise the famous “flower pot” rock formations at the
Hopewell Rocks. This conglomerate was
formed as rocks and pebbles, washed down
from a regional mountain range, were
compressed and cemented together over
millions of years. During a later period of
tectonic activity, these layers of conglomerate, sandstone, and shale were lifted up
and tilted to a 30–45° angle. Vertical cracks
Hopewell Rocks,
or fissures divided the rock into large blocks,
Hopewell Cape, NB
which Fundy’s tides have since eroded into
sea caves and huge carved-rock formations.
Low tide visitors walking on the ocean floor at Hopewell Rocks can see
evidence of this tilting in the rock face; the vertical cracks which are the
genesis of new rock formations; and the telltale high-tide marks along the
cliffs. Full visitor services on site at Hopewell Rocks Interpretation Centre.
Joggins, NS
Ancient rainforests & the first reptiles
— 315 million years ago
In 1852, Sir Charles Lyell (one of the fathers
of modern geology) and the renowned
Canadian geologist Sir William Dawson
discovered fossils of the world’s oldest reptiles in Joggins, N.S. Unlike the amphibians
that came before, these early reptiles laid
eggs free of the water, allowing them and
their ancestors — including dinosaurs and
Fossilized tree, Joggins, NS
mammals — to live virtually
anywhere on land. The Joggins
Fossil Cliffs are the world’s most
outstanding example of the
Carboniferous “Coal Age”, a
period where ancient rainforests
of strange and extinct trees covDinosaur skeleton, Fundy
ered the Earth. Along with the
Geologcial Museum,
oldest reptiles, a host of plants
and animals are fossilized in the Parrsboro, NS
Joggins Fossil Cliffs, including:
giant lycopsid trees, seed ferns, amphibians, primitive fish and
sharks, flying insects, and tracks of the gigantic millipede-like
creature Arthropleura. The site features guided tours of the beach
and cliffs, an interpretive centre and research facility as well as
full visitor services.
Parrsboro, N.S.
Dawn of the dinosaurs —
200 million years ago
The Jurassic period heralded the beginning of the dinosaur age,
a period that would continue for 140 million years. Some of
the earliest dinosaur fossils ever found were discovered near
Parrsboro, N.S. These finds are internationally significant because
they contain fossils from both the end of the Triassic period
and the beginning of the Jurassic period (before and after the
extinctions). Fossils of amphibians and crocodile-like reptiles
from before the extinction and dinosaurs that emerged after
the extinction are both found in different layers of rock in this
region. The Fundy Geological Museum’s extensive exhibits, working laboratory, and interpretive
beach walks offer several ways
to explore this chapter of Fundy’s
natural history.
Hillsborough, NB, and
Stewiacke, NS
Ancient mammals — last
two million years
The dinosaurs that had ruled
the earth for over a hundred
million years disappeared at the
end of the Cretaceous period, 65
million years ago. Their decline
created an opportunity for a new
group of animals to become the
dominant land-based creatures:
mammals. Skeletons of extinct
“Ice Age” mastodons have been
discovered at Hillsborough, NB,
and Stewiacke, NS.
Hillsborough Mastodon
bones, New Brunswick
Museum, Saint John, NB
Life-size reproduction of the
mastodon at Mastodon
Ridge, Shubenacadie, NS
Location
Landscape features
Activities
Grand Manan Island, NB
Sea cliffs, volcanic headlands
St. Martins, NB
Sea caves
Fundy Trail, St. Martins, NB
Coastal cliffs, rock escarpments
Fundy National Park, Alma, NB
Coastal cliffs, headlands
Hopewell Rocks, Hopewell Cape, NB
Sandstone cliffs, carved formations
Joggins Fossil Cliffs, NS
Sedimentary coastal cliffs, cobble beach
Cape Chignecto Provincial Park, NS
Volcanic rock headlands, rock formations Cape d’Or, NS
Volcanic cliffs
Hiking trails, beach access
Five Islands Provincial Park, NS
Sculpted sandstone & sea cliffs, volcanic rock islands
Hiking trails, beach access
Cape Blomidon Provincial Park, NS
Volcanic rock headlands, sea cliffs
Hiking trails, beach access
Balancing Rock, Tiverton, Digby Neck, NS
Volcanic rock columns Hiking trails
Beach access at lowtide
Hiking & biking trails, guided walks, beach access
Hiking trails, guided programs, beach access, kayaking
Walking trails, beach access, kayaking
Guided beach access
Hiking trails, beach access, kayaking
Hiking trail
Hillsborough
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It takes 6 hours, 13 minutes
for tides to go
from low to high.
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Halls Harbour, NS Low & High Tides
New Brunswick
St Andrews, Deer Island, Grand Manan Island
Saint John & St Martins
Alma Coast to Hopewell & Sackville
THINGS TO DO
THINGS TO DO (CON’T)
THINGS TO DO (CON’T)
Fundy Tide Runners
Whale Watch & Nature Tours
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
St Andrews, New Brunswick
fundytiderunners.com · 506-529-4481
Island Quest Marine
Discover Saint John
Baymount Outdoor Adventures
Visitor information
Sea kayaking, cave tours
Saint John, New Brunswick
discoversaintjohn.com · 866-GO-FUNDY
Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
baymountadventures.com · 877-601-2660
Irving Nature Park
Whale-watch, shark fishing
& coastal boat tours
Hopewell Rocks
Coastal hiking trails
Hiking trails, lookoffs, interpretation,
restaurant
Saint John West, New Brunswick
ifdn.com · 506-653-7367
St Andrews, New Brunswick
islandquestmarine.com · 888-252-9111
Quoddy Link Marine
Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick
thehopewellrocks.ca · 877-734-3429
The Fundy Trail
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
St Andrews, New Brunswick
quoddylinkmarine.com · 877-688-2600
Low-speed coastal road, hiking &
biking trails
Go Moncton
St Martins, New Brunswick
fundytrailparkway.com · 866-386-3987
Moncton, New Brunswick
moncton.ca · 800-363-4558
Homeport Historic bed &
breakfast
Hiking trails, interpretation
Tidal Bore
Whales-n-Sails Adventures
Whale watch & coastal boat tours
Grand Manan Island, New Brunswick
whales-n-sails.com · 888-994-4044
PLACES TO STAY
Sackville Waterfowl Park
Sackville, New Brunswick
sackville.com · 800-249-2020
10 room bed & breakfast
Saint John, New Brunswick
homeport.nb.ca · 888-678-7678
Seascape Kayak Tours
Day & multi-day sea kayaking
Deer Island, New Brunswick
seascapekayaktours.com · 866-747-1884
Delta Brunswick
PLACES TO STAY
254 room hotel, restaurant
Saint John, New Brunswick
deltahotels.com · 877-814-7706
Kingsbrae Garden
Falcon Ridge Inn
4 room inn
Alma, New Brunswick
falconridgeinn.nb.ca · 888-321-9090
Botanical garden, restaurant
St Andrews, New Brunswick
kingsbraegarden.com · 866-566-8687
Hilton Saint John
197 room hotel, restaurant
Saint John, New Brunswick
hiltonsaintjohn.com · 800-561-8282
Van Horne Estate on Ministers Island
Alma Coast to Hopewell & Sackville
THINGS TO DO
Jolly Breeze Tall Ship
Whale Adventures
St Andrews, New Brunswick
jollybreeze.com · 866-529-8116
FreshAir Adventure
Day & multi-day sea kayaking
Alma, New Brunswick
freshairadventure.com · 800-545-0020
Roads To Sea Guided Tours
PLACES TO STAY
Hopewell Rocks & Bay of Fundy tours
The Algonquin Resort
Resort, restaurant
5 room bed & breakfast
New Horton, New Brunswick
newhortonlakeinn.com · 866-452-5389
Historic site, interpretation, trails
Ministers Island (near St Andrews), NB
ministersisland.net · 506-529-5081
Lakeview Inn on New Horton Lake
Moncton, New Brunswick
roads2sea.com · 877-850-7623
Florentine Manor
9 room bed & breakfast
Harvey, New Brunswick
florentinemanor.com · 800-665-2271
Broadleaf Guest Ranch
3 cabins, 1 chalet, restaurant,
horseback riding
Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick
broadleafranch.com · 800-226-5405
St Andrews, New Brunswick
algonquinresort.ca · 855-529-8693
Fundy National Park of Canada
Parkland Village Inn
Coastal and wilderness hiking,
interpretation
15 room village inn/hotel, restaurant
Alma, New Brunswick
pc.gc.ca/fundy · 888-773-8888
Saint John & St Martins
THINGS TO DO
Saint John City Market
Saint John, New Brunswick
sjcitymarket.ca · 506-658-2820
Cape Enrage
Lighthouse, zip line, rappelling,
restaurant
Cape Enrage, New Brunswick
capenrage.com · 888-280-7273
New Brunswick Museum
Waterside Farms Winery
Museum, intepretation
Blueberry winery
Saint John, New Brunswick
nbm-mnb.ca · 506-643-2300
Waterside, New Brunswick
watersidewinery.ca · 506-887-2058
Alma, New Brunswick
parklandvillageinn.com · 866-668-4337
Nova Scotia
Joggins, Advocate Harbour, & Parrsboro
Truro, Maitland & Shubenacadie
Middleton & Annapolis Royal
THINGS TO DO
THINGS TO DO (CON’T)
PLACES TO STAY
Joggins Fossil Cliffs UNESCO
World Heritage Site
Interpretive centre, fossil tours, café
Central Nova Scotia Tourism
Millbrook, Nova Scotia
fundyshore.com · 800-895-1177
Falcourt Inn
Shubenacadie Tidal Bore Rafting Park
Queen Anne Inn
9 room inn, restaurant
Middleton, Nova Scotia
falcourtinn.ns.ca · 800-464-8979
Joggins, Nova Scotia
jogginsfossilcliffs.net · 888-932-9766
NovaShores Adventures
Sea kayaking
Tidal rapids rafting, restaurant
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia
novashores.com · 866-638-4118
12 room bed & breakfast
Urbania, Nova Scotia
Advocate Boat Tours
Water adventures
Advocate Harbour, Nova Scotia
advocateboattours.com · 902-392-2761
Fundy Geological Museum
raftingcanada.ca · 800-565-7238
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
queenanneinn.ns.ca · 877-536-0403
Mastodon Ridge
Hillsdale House Inn
Interpretation centre
13 room bed & breakfast
Stewiacke, Nova Scotia
mastodonridge.com · 902-639-2345
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
hillsdalehouse.ns.ca · 877-839-2821
Fundy Tidal Interpretive Centre
Museum, interpreted beach walks
Interpretive Centre with
Tidal Observation Deck, VIC
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
fundygeological.novascotia.ca
866-856-DINO
Digby, Digby Neck, Long & Brier Islands
THINGS TO DO
Maitland, Nova Scotia
fundytidalinterpretivecentre.ca · 902-261-2298
Fundy Adventures
Guided half-day tours
Ship’s Company Theatre
Live professional theatre/concerts
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
shipscompany.com · 800-565-SHOW
Gulliver’s Cove, Digby Co., Nova Scotia
fundyadventures.com · 902-245-4388
Grand Pre & Wolfville
THINGS TO DO
Grand-Pré National Historic Site
Petit Passage Whale Watch Tours
Acadian interpretive centre, park
Destination Southwest Nova
Association
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia
grand-pre.com · 902-542-3631
Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth &
Acadian Shores, South Shore, Nova Scotia
novascotiabackyard.com · 877-552-4040
East Ferry, Nova Scotia
www.ppww.ca · 902-834-2226
Domaine de Grand Pré Winery
Freewheeling Adventures
Biking and hiking Bay of Fundy
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
freewheeling.ca · 800-672-0775
Winery, fine dining, tours
Ocean Explorations Zodiac Whale Cruises
Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
grandprewines.ns.ca · 866-GPWINES
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
Tiverton, Nova Scotia
oceanexplorations.ca · 877-654-2341
Hall’s Harbour Lobster Pound
PLACES TO STAY
Driftwood Park Retreat
5 chalets
Advocate, Nova Scotia
driftwoodparkretreat.com · 866-810-0110
Lobster pound, restaurant
Pirate’s Cove Whale and Seabird Cruises
Hall’s Harbour, Nova Scotia
hallsharbourlobster.com · 902-679-5299
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
Tiverton, Nova Scotia
piratescove.ca · 888-480-0004
Blue Diamond Tours
bluediamondtours.com · 866-414-6883
Brier Island Whale and Seabird Cruises
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
Evangeline’s Tower Bed & Breakfast
Westport, Nova Scotia
brierislandwhalewatch.com · 800-656-3660
4 room bed & breakfast
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
evangelinestower.ca · 866-33TOWER
PLACES TO STAY
7 room bed & breakfast
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
gillespiehouseinn.com · 877-901-3196
Parrsboro Mansion Inn
29 room inn, restaurant
Whale-watch & coastal boat tours
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
blomidon.ns.ca · 800-565-2291
Brier Island, Nova Scotia
novascotiawhalewatching.ca · 800-239-2189
Old Orchard Inn & Spa
Municipality of Digby
Digby, Nova Scotia
digbydistrict.ca · 902-245-4777
4 room bed & breakfast
100 room inn, spa, restaurant
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
parrsboromansion.com · 866-354-2585
Wolfville, Nova Scotia
oldorchardinn.com · 800-561-8090
Four Seasons Retreat
11 cottages
Economy, Nova Scotia
fourseasonsretreat.ns.ca · 888-373-0339
The Maple Inn
8 room bed & breakfast
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia
mapleinn.ca · 877-627-5346
Middleton & Annapolis Royal
THINGS TO DO
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens
THINGS TO DO
Glooscap Heritage Centre
Mi’kmaq heritage & culture
Truro, Nova Scotia
glooscapheritagecentre.com · 800-895-1177
photo: Les Coleman
PLACES TO STAY
Digby Pines Golf Resort & Spa
Horticultural display garden, café
85 room resort, 31 cottages, golf, spa,
all day dining
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
historicgardens.com · 902-532-7018
Digby, Nova Scotia
signatureresorts.com · 800-667-4637
Fort Anne National Historic Site
of Canada
Historic site, interpretation, park
Truro, Maitland & Shubenacadie
Mariner Cruises Whale & Seabird Tours
Blomidon Inn
Gillespie House Inn
Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
pc.gc.ca/fortanne · 902-532-2397
Brier Island Lodge
39 room hotel/motel, restaurant
Brier Island, Nova Scotia
brierisland.com · 800-662-8355
Port Royal National Historic Site
of Canada
Admiral Digby Inn
Historic site, interpretation, park
Digby, Nova Scotia
digbyhotels.com · 800-465-6262
Port Royal, Nova Scotia
pc.gc.ca/portroyal · 902-532-2898
44 rooms, 3 cottages, restaurant