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Celebrating Fredericton’s Chestnut Canoe
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Celebrating Fredericton’s Chestnut Canoe

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Celebrating Fredericton’s Chestnut Canoe

FREDERICTON, NB – June 12, 2026 (for immediate release): Paddling through Time: Honouring Fredericton’s Chestnut Canoe - Voyager à travers le temps : Hommage au canot Chestnut de Fredericton opens at the Fredericton Region Museum on June 28, 2026. For the first time ever, visitors will have the opportunity to view a historic 18-foot Chestnut [...]

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“There’s a lot of stories of canoes in my life”
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“There’s a lot of stories of canoes in my life”

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“There’s a lot of stories of canoes in my life”

Pierrette McKinley (donor) and Paul O’Connell (interviewer) – Fredericton, April 15, 2026. An Interview with Pierrette McKinley Regarding the Chestnut Canoe On April 15 2026, Paul O’Connell and myself sat down with Pierrette McKinley, the original donor of the Fredericton Region Museum’s Chestnut Canoe (1998.33.1). This 18-foot (1st Grade) Cruiser is now proudly [...]

By frm|2026-06-04T09:47:35-03:00June 4th, 2026|Our Collections, Uncategorized|0 Comments