Maritime Detours

09/08/2025

04/08/2025

Happy New Brunswick Day!

18/07/2025

It’s busker time!

City of Moncton / Ville de Moncton

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https://monctonbuskers.com/

18/07/2025

Buskers in Moncton this weekend! 🔥

18/07/2025

Come on down to the Riverfront Park in the City of Moncton / Ville de Moncton!

2 Stages/scènes 15K+ Visitors/visiteurs Riverfront Park/Parc Riverain Welcome to a weekend of fun! Soyez les bienvenus pour une fin de semaine de plaisir ! Schedule/Horaire TBD 5+ Acts 3 Days/jours Welcome to an incredibly fun, free admission, outdoor

12/07/2025

Did you know that Moncton has a rooftop bar?

Something else to discover on Unexpected Moncton Food & Drink Tours!

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Sunny skies, skyline views, and a seat waiting just for you ☀️🍸

The rooftop patio is open daily from 4 PM, come sip, snack, and soak it all in at Moncton’s only skyline bar.

11/07/2025

Everyone and their dog are down at the Atlantic Nationals tonight main st in Moncton until midnight! Destination Moncton-Dieppe

https://atlanticnationals.com/

07/07/2025

Major ‘Detour’ for Rog & I to Canada’s largest port, Vancouver, where we biked 9km of the 22km seawall trail…the part that circumnavigates Stanley Park!

Bring your bike helmets folks but bikes are available 24-7 to rent via the Mobi-Rogers bike share App!

We picked our bike up at the Vancouver Aquarium at Stanley Park…the App navigates you to the closest place to pick up your bike.

This experience was one of my favourites in Vancouver along with lunch at the park cafe!

My only regret is not taking in theatre under the stars at 7pm - playing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Legally Blonde on alternating nights!

For those who are scared to bike in Vancouver…don’t worry! There are no cars adjacent to this trail…and pedestrians have their own walking trail!

Bring your swim suit for a cool dip in one of the many beaches or pool! And if you’re a photog bring your camera and plan to take in the rose garden after lunch or the aquarium! Your bike is equipped with a basket!

Happy trails!
Sarah
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13/04/2025

I had the opportunity to visit 2 farms this past week:

1. Hidden Brook Farm in Durham, New Brunswick outside of Fredericton (Capitol City of New Brunswick)
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https://www.hiddenbrook.ca/

2. The van Geest Farm in Elgin, New Brunswick 🐑

https://monctonbeatsmagazine.ca/sheep-farming-with-moranda-van-geest

Both experiences were unique and special.

Consider the work involved in raising your own live stock and being a mother to so many animals!

My uncle Ernie is in his 80s, still farming beef cattle. 🐮

I’m noticing lately it’s hard to retire from a way of life. I don’t think you ever do.

The fact these lifelong farmers share their farms with city folk remind us of a different way of life.

Both farms use solar panels for energy. The van Geest farm paying only $50/month for power. Independence from the grid and its fluctuating prices and unreliability seems freeing…

This Spring visit a farm! Make sure you wear boots and old clothes!

Spring has sprung! May it be a time of appreciation and renewal for you also!

09/03/2025

It’s that time of year to visit your local sugarbush for a pancake breakfast and your year’s supply of maple products! 🍁

It doesn’t get anymore Canadian than this let me tell ya!

Bring at least $20 cash per person if you’re having breakfast! Otherwise a buck or two will buy you taffy on the snow!

Fun for the whole family!

Wear ice cleats…dress warm (bit of a walk)…we used our poles…

$ for buskers playing instruments along the path!

09/03/2025

Maple season is here! What’s your favourite maple treat? Where do you go to get it?! Maple butter purchased at Coop IGA de Dieppe from Château Scoudouc

02/03/2025

Yesterday, while on our walk at Mapleton Park, Becky Gillcash spotted this different looking duck amongst the mallards. 🦆

I sent this prize winning photograph 🏆 to my new friend I met through WOW, Cathy Smith Simon from Nature Moncton. She suspected it to be a leucistic female mallard duck which was later confirmed in the article linked to below. ⬇️

https://nminfoline.blogspot.com/2025/03/march-2-2025.html?m=1

When you’re out look for something different and please submit your photographs to Nature Moncton. We can all be Dora the Explorers out there helping with conservation efforts!