French Fort Cove
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The French Fort Cove is a nature park located in Miramichi, New Brunswick
Miramichi, New Brunswick
Miramichi is the largest city in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It is situated at the mouth of the Miramichi River where it enters Miramichi Bay...

, between Newcastle and Nordin-Miramichi, which contains regular and advanced walking trails, canoeing, kayaking, paddle-boats, a children's playground, ice-cream shop and holds many events and activities during the summer. It is the location of a former rock quarry which was used to build many local buildings and the Langevin Block
Langevin Block
The Langevin Block is an office building facing Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada. As the home of the Privy Council Office and Office of the Prime Minister, it is the working headquarters of the executive branch of the Canadian government...

 of Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill
Parliament Hill , colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildingsthe parliament buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural...

, among others.

Pond Hockey

The Miramichi Rotary Pond Hockey Tournament is an annual event that began in 2005 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rotary International
Rotary International
Rotary International is an organization of service clubs known as Rotary Clubs located all over the world. The stated purpose of the organization is to bring together business and professional leaders to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help...

. Profit from the tournament goes back into the community and helps to fund projects that are supported by the Rotary Club of Newcastle.
The tournament consists of teams of four competing in a number of different divisions including open competitive, over 35, women's, and family.

Eco-Centre

Located on Cove Road, the Eco-Center contains a 6-surface curling rink and is open year round to provide information about Miramichi's history and culture to tourists and to current residents looking to learn more about their city. There are also plans to develop educational programs that will allow school children will be able to collect species in the near-by cove, and bring them back to study them under microscopes, for use in science projects.

Headless Nun Tour

The Headless Nun
Headless Nun
The Headless Nun is a legendary ghost story related to French Fort Cove in Nordin, now the City of Miramichi, New Brunswick.-Legend:According to the tale that dates back to the mid 1700s, the Headless Nun was an 18th century resident of the area named Sister Marie Inconnue who was subsequently...

 Tour is a one hour guided tour of the French Fort Cove. It takes place after dark and involves costumed tour guides reciting the tale of the supposed headless nun that haunts the cove. The tour was featured on the nationally televised show Creepy Canada
Creepy Canada
Creepy Canada is a Canadian television series that aired on OLN. It focused on paranormal activities around Canada. The show first premiered on October 23, 2002 and began its third season on May 5, 2006...

.

Biking Trails

The Cove is home to many advanced mountain biking trails, which are located off of the advanced hiking trails. They are looked after by the Miramichi Mountain Bike Club.
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