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Did you know?

APOHAQUI
...is the childhood home of former N.B. Premier Frank McKenna. Mr. McKenna was appointed Canada's ambassador to the U.S. in January, 2005.

BELLISLE

The Belleisle ferry is the longest cable ferry in the world? And that Canada’s first cable ferry was installed at Gondola Point near Quispamsis?

GAGETOWN
...is the birthplace of Sir Leonard Tilley, one of Canada's founding fathers.

...is home to The Loomcrofters, one of the mostly highly esteemed weaving institutions in Canada. The business is housed in a blockhouse, the oldest, most continuously used building on the St. John River.

...is well known for its rich apple harvest. Whether picked fresh from the tree or sipped as sweet cider, the ruby red fruit is popular in all seasons.

GRAND LAKE

... is the largest lake in Canada east of the Grand Lakes. It's approximately 26 miles long and five miles wide.

HAMPTON
...is Kings County's Shiretown. It is home to the Kings County Museum.

...is the birthplace of Dr. John Peters Humphrey, writer of International Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. The declaration was adopted by the United Nations on Dec. 10, 1948. Mr. Humphrey graduated from Rothesay Collegiate.
Well respected as a teacher of international law, Mr. Humphrey founded the Human Rights Division of the UN Secretariat in 1946. He wrote the first draft of the universal declaration the following year.
However, credit for his world-altering work came much later. Rene Cassin, France's representative on the UN Commission on Human Rights, who assisted in completing the declaration, was long accredited for the piece, winning a Nobel Peace Prize for it. Humphrey died on March 14, 1995 at 89 years old. He is buried in Hampton.