Grand Lake is a municipality in the Saint John River Valley region of New Brunswick. It was formed in 2023 via the amalgamation of the former villages of Minto and Chipman as well as the concurrent annexation of adjacent unincorporated areas.
Understand
[edit]Grand Lake straddles the boundary of Sunbury County and Queens County along the north shore of Grand Lake, the largest lake in New Brunswick. It was formed through the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reforms by amalgamating the villages of Chipman and Minto, and certain previously unincorporated areas
Get in
[edit]Grand Lake is located east of Fredericton along Route 10. Route 2, the Trans-Canada Highway passes along the south shore of lake and bypasses the municipality.
Get around
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Map of Grand Lake (New Brunswick)
See
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- 1 New Brunswick Internment Camp Museum, 420 Pleasant Drive, Minto, ☏ +1 506-327-3573, [email protected]. Summer hours: M-F 10AM-5PM, Sa-Su noon-5PM.
- 2 Minto Museum & Information Centre, 187 Main Street, Minto (Minto Train Station at Veterans Park), ☏ +1 506-327-3383, [email protected]. +1 506-327-3383.
- 3 Burpee Bridge (Gaspereau River No. 2 Covered Bridge), Upper Gaspereau. Historic covered bridge. Constructed in 1913 and 50 m (160 ft) in length.
Do
[edit]- Boating – Grand Lake (lake) offers jet skiing, waterskiing, sailing, or windsurfing
- Fishing – numerous rivers and streams for recreational fishing
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking – over 40 km (25 mi) of singletrack trails
- Snowmobiling
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Kaboodles, 240 Main Street, Chipman, ☏ +1 506-339-6666.
- 2 KBistro Chipman, 237 Main Street, Chipman, ☏ +1 506-339-8095.
- 3 Omega Restaurant, 105 Upton Street, Minto,, ☏ +1 506-327-3759.
- 4 Twins Pizza, 220 Main Street, Minto, ☏ +1 506-327-4477.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Lodging
[edit]- 1 Queens County Inn, 122 Bridge Street, Chipman, ☏ +1 506-339-6677, [email protected].
Camping
[edit]- 2 Chipman Waterfront Campground, 311 Pleasant Drive, Chipman, ☏ +1 506-326-9217.
- 3 Eagle's Rest Campground, 1374 Route 116, Gaspereau Forks, [email protected].
- 4 Grand Lake Campground, 60 Booth Road, Newcastle Creek, ☏ +1 506-327-5367.
- 5 Iron Bound Cove RV Park, 37 McAllister Road, Iron Bound Cove, ☏ +1 506-262-7275, [email protected].
- 6 Princess Park Campground, 2341 Route 690, Princess Park, ☏ +1 506-385-2373, +1 506-440-3366, [email protected].
- 7 Tiny Trails Campground, 164 New England Road, New England Settlement, ☏ +1 506-447-0260, [email protected].
Connect
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[edit]| Routes through Grand Lake |
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