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Miscou Island

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The first permanent settler was John Campbell who emigrated from Scotland and moved there around 1817. Soon after came Robert Harper, John Marks, Thomas Cowan and Andrew Wilson; the first 3 married Campbell's daughters. They were followed by fishermen from the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey
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honouring conservation efforts in the North American tourism industry. It was described as "one of the single most beautiful spots in the world." The island's sand dunes and lagoons host a variety of migratory birds, including the rare piping plover,
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Natives were allegedly frightened to go to the island due to the legendary GouGou monster which inhabited Miscou and which they feared. Despite this native hunters annually overcame their fear of the monster to set up seasonal camps on the island.
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in 1534 and was a fishing base for Basque fishermen in the same period. A Jesuit mission was established at Miscou Harbour in 1634. It was an important, although seasonal, port of commerce in its early years of European exploration of Canada.
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on the island has not been harvested and is left in its natural state. There are several boardwalks and information areas located on the peat moss and other interesting natural habitats on the island. The island is also known for the
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Miscou Island is from the Mi'kmaq 'Susqu,' meaning "low land" or "boggy marsh". "It forms an admirable descriptive name, for the most striking fact about the physical geography of Miscou is the prevalence of open bogs..." (Ganong)
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as their first language. A tourism information centre is located at Miscou Harbour and open during the summer months. There are campgrounds and restaurants open seasonally, as well as cottage rentals.
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Miscou had a population of 585 full-time residents in 2011 and a population of 530 in 2016, reflecting the falling population numbers of Northern NB. The majority speak French as a first language
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who processed codfish at the Northern tip of the island to ship back to Europe and Acadians who settled on more arable lands in the interior.
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In 1990, the island served as one of the shooting locations for Lodge Kerrigan's 1993 film
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from 1980 until the end of 2022; it now comprises the Acadian Peninsula rural district.
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made an emergency crash landing on the island, while attempting a
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to the southwest by the Miscou Channel with both islands forming
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The Miscou Island area was one of the first areas explored by
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Local service districts of Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
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The Miscou Channel is bridged between the community of
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Pincombe, C. Alexander; Larracey, Edward W. (1990).
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View of fishing boats on Miscou Island, showing the
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Miscou
Miscou Island is located in New Brunswick
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Miscou Island Bridge
French
Gloucester County
New Brunswick

Lamèque Island
Miscou Harbour
Chaleur Bay
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Little Shippegan
Lamèque Island
Miscou Harbour
Miscou Island Bridge
cable ferry
Route 113
local service district
History of New Brunswick
List of historic places in Gloucester County, New Brunswick
Jacques Cartier
Vladimir Kokkinaki
Russian monoplane
non-stop flight
"Moscow-Miscou" flight
Clean, Shaven
Francophones
English

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