Category: New Brunswick

Protecting Our Wild Areas

19/1/2021

By Jennifer Dingman

In 2007, UNESCO through the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) program, designated the upper Bay of Fundy as an important and unique ecoregion of the world. Through this prestigious
designation, the Fundy Biosphere Reserve and its partners work to improve biodiversity conservation, help create sustainable communities, and celebrate the cultural diversity and rich
history shaped by the landscape.

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Go Glamping in Albert County

5/9/2018

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Inside one of Broadleaf's glamping cabins. Image by Alison Elias

By Alison Elias

I have a few, very fond and distinct memories of my summers as a child. Some of the clearest are of camping alone in my backyard. I would set up my pup tent under a tree in a corner, facing away from the house (to further the illusion that I was in some exotic and wild location) or my father would, after some convincing, open up the Coleman camper that we took on family vacations and I would drag in books, blankets, toys, games and snacks from the house. I stayed out there for days sometimes. When I got hungry, I went in the house for meals. When I needed company, it was only a few steps away. When I needed the facilities, there they were. All the convenience of living at home but I had my own private, secluded and cozy place far away from the hustle and the bustle of my everyday 10-year-old life.
Flash forward 35 years and I realize that what I was doing now has a name. I may have actually invented “Glamping.” This trendy new accommodation and vacation experience, a mashup of glamour and camping, meets all the needs of experienced outdoor vacationers but leaves no convenience forgotten. It’s a catchy name for a suddenly stylish activity that has no official rules. The claim to the true history of Glamping is, in fact, still up for grabs. One wonders who coined the phrase first and marvels at the fact that we aren’t going Famping (fancy+camping) or Corting (fort+camping). Despite its murky origins, Glamping’s present day popularity is clear and undeniable.

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Explore Albert County Contest

5/6/2016

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Connecting Albert County wanted to make it easier for you to get out and explore Albert County's beauty this summer so we have teamed up with some amazing sponsors to bring you this contest. Sign up here for your chance to win one of 3 amazing gift packages to help you explore in Albert County this summer. If you have already signed up for our e-newsletter, your name will automatically go into the draw. Deadline for sign-up is June 15th.

Each package contains gift certificates and passes to help you discover the beauty of Albert County. Winners may receive passes to Fundy National Park, Hopewell Rocks, Cape Enrage & the Albert County Museum, and/or gift certificates for Alter Girl Collections, Broadleaf Guest Ranch, Parkland Village Inn, Collins Lobster, Crooked Creek Convenience Store, and Wake Up to the Beauty of Albert County Coffee from Little Ridge Bakeshop.

Connecting Albert County would like to thank our sponsors of this event and we would like to encourage you to shop local when you can.

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Fallen Giant at Hopewell Rocks

21/3/2016

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Story and images by Kevin Snair

When I ask the good folks of Albert County what the Hopewell Rocks means to them, the answers can be as varied as the people themselves. For some it’s just the photo on their Medicare card but for many, it’s a whole lot more.

I often hear coming-of-age stories of youth experiencing their first summer jobs among excited travelers. I hear of church picnics and family gatherings outside the old Pavilion. For some it’s the draw that brings the guests to their bed & breakfasts and restaurants and for more than one, it’s memories of that first stolen kiss under Lover’s Arch. Undeniably, the Hopewell Rocks have found their way into the hearts of many New Brunswickers.

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Protecting Our Wild Areas

Go Glamping in Albert County

Explore Albert County Contest

Fallen Giant at Hopewell Rocks

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