Month: August 2015
Take advantage of the cooler temperatures this weekend and get out and enjoy some of the great activities happening around the Mighty Miramichi region! Whalen’s Barn on the Old King George Hwy in Newcastle has a real treat tonight, Thursday August 6th, with Fredericton based and nationally touring blues man, Keith Hallett coming to town! The…
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Old Man Matheson, Old Man McCarthy, and Rusty Pete welcome you to lovely Bicentennial Park in Nelson Miramichi this Sunday at 7 pm to partake in some music, tall tales, and bologna over a fire. Miramichi’s long and illustrious heritage has been celebrated in song and story for generations and the folk tales and lyrical…
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In celebrating the 58th Annual Miramichi Folksong Festival the Children’s Show was held yesterday, Wednesday August 5th. The Beaverbrook Kin Centre in the Newcastle Downtown was packed with people there to enjoy some great talent from the younger generation, aged 5 to 12 years old. The annual event was once again hosted by Melanie Ross Breen with special guest…
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Angling was a bit slower this past week due to warm temperatures. However, there are good numbers of fish around, but just not taking well. Every day there are more fresh fish entering the system giving us so far quite a good year. If we get Fall runs that follow this trend, we could have…
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Five Tommie greats that included Miramichi’s own Father Scott, and a medal-winning men’s basketball team joined the St. Thomas University Sports Wall of Fame at a special ceremony on June 20th in Fredericton. “Gordie Wheaton, Callum MacPhee, Crystal Cernivz (MacFarlane), Bob Mabie, Father J. Arthur Scott and the men’s basketball team from 2003-04 represent the…
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George Routledge’s fly shop in Renous is legendary among local fishermen. More than just a shop, George always knows what the fishing is like in the area, thanks to his many friends, and fellow shop owners. When George left the army after 25 years, he moved over to the Miramichi and opened his fly shop.…
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The Miecon Ironmen had a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the 7th inning but couldn’t close the deal as they suffered a 3-2 set back. Junior call up Nick Leggatt tossed 6.2 innings , giving up zero earned runs while striking out 4. In 13.2 innings this year, Leggatt has yet to give […]
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The parade in celebration of Tabusintac Old Home Week happened yesterday, Monday August 3rd, 2015. Everything from family reunion floats, antique cars, and local businesses to baton twirlers, horses and various organizations participated. A large crowd cheered on family and friends as they made their way along the main street of Tabusintac. Click to enlarge any of…
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All roads lead to Tabusintac this week as Old Home Week celebrations are now well under way and will continue throughout the week before concluding with the Farewell Dance on Saturday night, August 8th. Click here to get the full schedule of events. Yesterday a large crowd came out to the Tabusintac Wharf to watch the boat parade.…
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Lunenburg (2015, Vagrant Press) is a Canadian reprint of a UK novel previously released in 2000. It is a detective/mystery novel which originally begins in 1970 outside Lunenburg, but ends in Halifax in the year … Read more…
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Bay du Vin Summer Survival once again held their famous frog races yesterday, Saturday August 1st, in the rink. The frog races started when Summer Survival began 31 years ago and are still one of the biggest family events at the festival. This year over 100 frogs were registered. Congratulations to the top three winners of the frog race! Emma Pelletier…
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By S. Glidden Remnants of glass, pottery and metal from implements used in the daily lives of European settlers are still visible on local beaches today. These are historic period artifacts dating to the early 16th century when Europeans first settled this part of eastern Canada. In the following article, three historic period artifacts found…
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The Miecon Ironmen swept the Charlottetown Islanders 2-1 and 3-2 in a doubleheader on a very wet Saturday night. Jamie walls had 14 strikeouts in game one and Jimmy Russell drove home Darren hardy with the winning run in game 2. Kevin Bowes took the win.. Ironmen improve to 16-10 on the season. Next home […]
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