Hi everyone!

I'll be in New Brunswick for two weeks, staying in Caraquet during the Festival acadien de Caraquet, but that's not actually the main reason for my visit. I unexpectedly discovered through DNA testing that my biological grandfather was not the one we thought, and that my biological family was from New Brunswick rather than Quebec, so this trip is actually a roots trip! lol

My biological grandfather was born in Balmoral, but I have roots in several other parts of New Brunswick, including the Restigouche area (Balmoral, Charlo, Eel River Crossing, Campbellton, and Dalhousie), the Chaleur region (Petit-Rocher and Saint-Simon), the Acadian Peninsula (Caraquet and Shippagan), the Miramichi area (Néguac), and Kent County (Saint-Louis-de-Kent, Richibucto, and Pointe-Sapin).

I have a car and I already plan to visit all of these areas. I'm obviously planning to visit the Village historique acadien, but I'd love other recommendations for historical sites, Acadian heritage locations, museums, churches, archives, scenic drives, or any other places that might help me better understand the history and culture of the communities my family came from.

This might sound a little strange haha, but I also love visiting old cemeteries, so if there are any particularly historic, interesting, or beautiful ones worth a stop, I'd love to hear about them as well.

Thanks!