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The Village historique acadien, near Caraquet and Bertrand, New Brunswick, is a large open-air living history museum that recreates Acadian daily life from 1770 to 1949 through relocated historic buildings, costumed interpreters and live demonstrations. Visitors explore farms, houses and workshops and sample traditional Acadian food and crafts.

Miscou Island, off the northeastern tip of the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick, is a windswept island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Its most famous landmark is the Miscou Lighthouse, built in 1856, a provincial heritage site still in use with its original octagonal wooden tower and Fresnel lens, offering panoramic sea views. The island also features vast peat bogs, sandy beaches and rich bird life.