Tag: St John River

Winter in Our Village

By Brenda Goodine On a long cold night in winter, the Village of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, a small community near the Appalachian Range snuggles in upon itself. Under a cover of wood smoke from “The Castle Inn”, quieted by huge snowbanks and the red rock fortress on either side...

Virile Crayfish

We got a phone call earlier this week to tell us that Perth-Andover resident Don Taylor had found a baby lobster walking along the sidewalk in front of his downtown apartment over Al McPhail’s office. Well, this wasn’t exactly in the same league as a Bigfoot or UFO sighting...

New Brunswick’s Electrical Odyssey

Mark Connell graciously granted us permission to reprint this essay. Originally published in 1998, the devastating environmental and economic effects of the NB Hydroelectric system described in this essay are even more obvious and pronounced today. It is time to reclaim our river! Mark Connell April 1998 As a...

Local Lapidary Creations

A few weeks back I stopped in at the Fort Fairfield Public Library to deliver the latest edition of the Blackfly Gazette. (They have a subscription!)   A local artisan, Bryce Easter, had a display of his lapidary work on display. The polished stones and jewelry were absolutely stunning....