Interesting Facts About New Brunswick The province is home to the world’s largest artificial lobster, a steel statue by Canadian artist Winston Bronnum. The massive lobster weighs 90 tonnes!In the early 20th century, influential business leaders and US presidents traveled to New Brunswick to fish salmon from its winding rivers.The region has two of the world’s most famous fishing rivers, the Miramichi and the Restigouche.The French Fry Capital of the World is in Florenceville-Bristol where McCain Foods began. You simply can’t miss out on those crispy French fries!The world’s longest covered bridge is located in the town of Hartland.While Fredericton is the capital of New Brunswick, the city of Saint John is more inhabited and popular.The New Brunswick population is around 776,827, of which two-thirds are anglophones and one-third are francophones. Map of New Brunswick Close to Main and next to Quebec, New Brunswick is the largest of Canada’s three maritime provinces. The region faces t...
