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National Park Attractions In Tignish

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Tignish is a Canadian town located in Prince County, Prince Edward Island.It is located approximately 50 miles northwest of the city of Summerside, and 90 miles northwest of the city of Charlottetown. It has a population of 719. The name Tignish is derived from the Mi'kmaq Mtagunich, meaning paddle.Tignish was founded in the late 1790s by nine francophone Acadian families, with further immigrants arriving in the 19th century and settling mostly in the nearby smaller locality of Anglo–Tignish . Many of Tignish residents today are either of Acadian or Irish heritage. One of the town's most popular and defining structures is the local Catholic church, S...
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  • 1. Kouchibouguac National Park Saint Louis De Kent
    Kouchibouguac National Park is located on the east coast of New Brunswick, in Kouchibouguac. The park includes barrier islands, sand dunes, lagoons, salt marshes and forests. It provides habitat for seabirds, including the endangered piping plover, and the second largest tern colony in North America. Colonies of harbour seals and grey seals also inhabit the park's 25 kilometres of sand dunes. It is also home to the extremely rare and fragile Gulf of St. Lawrence aster, though in 2006, storms eradicated most of the asters' colonies. The park's size is 238 km2 . Recreational activities in the park include swimming, cycling and hiking. In recent news, the park has reported sightings of the fisher marten in the area, making it one of the few places in New Brunswick that have fisher populations...
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