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 Miramichi River -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Miramichi River is a (A river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in Oklahoma) Canadian river located in the east-central part of the (The proper sphere or extent of your activities) Province of (A province in southeastern Canada) New Brunswick.
The river and its estuary once supported an extensive fishery, especially of salmon, (Herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn) shad, gaspereau and (Small trout-like silvery marine or freshwater food fishes of cold northern waters) smelt.
Most farms in the Miramichi were from 80 to 120 acres (323,000 to 486,000 m²) in size, with the more prosperous ones often those downriver with rights to catch salmon in setnets.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/mi/miramichi_river.htm   (2651 words)

  
 ShoptheRiver Your New Brunswick Communities on the Miramichi
The Miramichi River, legendary for its Atlantic Salmon, begins its journey in Juniper N.B. and travels 217 km to the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The city of Miramichi is located at the mouth of the Miramichi River and is the fourth largest city in the province.
Amalgamated in 1995, as a result of a 1992 provincial study, it combined the towns of Newcastle and Chatham, the villages of Douglastown, Loggieville and Nelson-Miramichi, the local districts of Nordin, Moorefield and portions of Ferry Road, Russellville and portions of the parishes of Chatham, Glendy and Nelson.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jacques Cartier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Three ships, fitted out with 110 men, set sail 26 May, 1535, and this time determined to attempt the ascent of the great river, Cartier went up as far as Hochelaga (Montreal), returning to pass the winter at Stadacona (Quebec), near which were four or five Indian villages.
Having entrenched himself at the mouth of the River Lairet, a tributary of the Sainte-Croix, he was able to live quietly during the winter, but unfortunately the scurvy broke out among his companions of whom twenty-five died.
During a third voyage to Canada, undertaken in the year 1541, with five ships, Jacques Cartier passed the winter at the entrance of the River Cap-Rouge, fortifying his position for fear of being molested by the neighbouring savages.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03392b.htm   (506 words)

  
 New Brunswick – Donna Daley   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Twice a day, with the rising tide of the Atlantic Ocean, 100 billion tonnes of water stream past a rocky headland in the Bay of Fundy.
The current created is practically equal to the flow of all the world's rivers over a 24-hour period.
The eastern end of the Bay has tides of nearly 15 metres, the highest in the world, sufficient to completely submerge a four-storey building.
www.miramichiriverrealty.com /New_Brunswick/page_85255.html   (303 words)

  
 Alaska Adventure at Alaskafishing-Trip.Com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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The Upper Kenai River, within Cooper Landing Alaska, has been your backyard on behalf of most wonderful fishing seasons.
The shuttle came on time in addition to I loaded up your gear in addition to we were off.
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 Fort Beausejour National Historic Site --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Ethnicity remains a strong determinant of cultural activity in some areas, as in the annual Irish festival held at Newcastle near the Miramichi River, the blessing of the Acadian fishing fleet at Caraquet, and Loyalist Days in Saint John.
Two forks of the Trinity River join inside the city.
Indiana's second largest city, Fort Wayne, lies in a rich farming region at the point where the St. Joseph and St. Marys rivers join to form the eastward-flowing Maumee.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9323604   (903 words)

  
 Fly Fishing Books 2
River Journal: Miramichi River (River Journal Series) ~
River of the Angry Moon : Seasons on the Bella Coola ~
Rivers of the Heart : A Fly-Fishing Memoir ~
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