Voici the Valley Cultureway
Experience the international St. John Valley
Regional Resources
- Maine
- New Brunswick
The St. John River is the international border
Brian and Edmond Theriault are traditional
snowshoe makers
snowshoe makers
First Nation / Native drummers
Handmade ash baskets are made in the Valley
Angel sculpture at the Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel,
Lille, ME
Lille, ME
This list is for general reference only and is not intended as a complete resource guide for the region.
| Information on Visiting the Region | |
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| Maine | New Brunswick |
| Chambers of Commerce | Chambers of Commerce |
| Greater Fort Kent | Edmundston | 2 |
| Greater Madawaska | Grand-Sault |
| Greater Van Buren | |
| Eagle Lake | |
| Tourism and Culture | Tourism and Culture |
| Aroostook County Tourism | Office du Tourisme Edmundston-Madawaska |
| Maine Tourism | Tourism New Brunswick |
| Maine Arts Commission | New Brunswick Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport |
| Related Sites | Related Sites |
| Acadian Archives at University of Maine at Fort Kent | Société des acadiens et acadiennes de N-B |
| Northern Forest Canoe Trail | Foire Brayonne |
| North Maine Woods | |
| Maine Winter Sports Center | |
| Saint John Valley | 2 | |
| Maine Acadian Culture | |
| St. John Valley Biking Tour | |
| Maine Center for Creativity | |
| Museums and Cultural Groups - Maine | |
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| For more details and up-to-date information on its members in Maine’s St. John Valley, contact the Maine Acadian Heritage Council at PO Box 88, Madawaska, ME 04756, 207-728-6826, maineacadian@hotmail.com. Its publication, Heritage Sites of the St. John Valley, is available for $5. Also visit the National Park Service website on Maine Acadian Culture at http://www.nps.gov/maac/historyculture/index.htm | |
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Acadian Village US Route 1, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-2691/5042 mack53197@yahoo.com www.themainelink.com/acadianvillage/ Hours: Mid-June to mid-September, daily noon - 5 pm Operated by Notre Héritage Vivant/Our Living Heritage |
Allagash Historical Society Museum 456 Dickey Road, Allagash, ME 04774-4113 207-398-3148 dmcbreairty@yahoo.com Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day - Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays, from 1 - 5 pm Operated by the Allagash Historical Society |
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Centre Français de la Vallée St-Jean 101 - 12th Avenue, Madawaska, ME 04756 207-728-4649 info@clubfrancais.org Hours: Tues,Wed,Thurs – 10 am – 4 pm Operated by Le Club Français |
Eagle Lake/Winterville Historical Society RR #1, Box 2280-6, Quimby, ME 04739 207-444-5908 |
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Fort Kent Block House Blockhouse Road, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-3866/768-8341/941-4014 www.maine.gov/doc/parks Hours: End of May to mid-August, 9 - 5 pm daily Operated by the Maine Dept. of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands |
Fort Kent Historical Museum PO Box 181, Market Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-5258 minou@sjv.net www2.gardenweb.com/directory/fkhsg Hours: Late June through mid-August Tuesdays through Fridays noon - 4 pm or by appointment Operated by the Fort Kent Historical Society |
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Frenchville Historical Museum PO Box 184, Frenchville, ME 04745 207-543-7309 paulcleo@adelphia.net Aroostook.me.us/frenchville/society.html Hours: Mid-June through mid-August, Wednesdays through Sundays, 1 - 4 pm Operated by the Frenchville Historical Society |
Grand Isle Historical Society PO Box 124, Grand Isle, ME 04746 207-895-3778 gi.historical@yahoo.com or gsoucy45380@roadrunner.com |
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Governor Brann School PO Box 127, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-5469 dandev@localnet.com Hours: Open June to September Operated by the Town of Cyr Plantation |
Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel PO Box 150, 993 Main Street, Lille, ME 04746 207-895-3339 doncyr@gmail.com Hours: Mid-June through early September, noon - 4 pm daily except Saturdays Operated by L’association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel |
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Roosevelt School House c/o HC 62 Box 38, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-2679 for an appointment |
Ste-Agathe Historical House & Preservation Center 433 Main Street, Ste-Agathe, ME 04772 207-543-6911 to1@adelphia.net www.stagatha.com/museum.html Hours: Mid-June to early September, Daily 1 - 4 pm, closed Mondays Operated by the Ste-Agathe Historical Society |
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St. Francis Historical Society Museum RR#1, Box 35A, St. Francis, ME 04774 207-398-3495 geneperreault@hotmail.com Hours: Mon. Wed. Sun. 12:30-3:30 pm Operated by the St. Francis Historical Society |
St. John Historical Society c/o Barbara Pelletier, 1258 St. John Road, St. John Plantation, ME 04743 Contact the town office at 207-834-6444 |
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Tante Blanche Museum Complex c/o Madawaska Public Library, 393 Main Street, Madawaska, ME 04756 207-728-4762 Hours: Mid-June through mid-September, Wednesdays through Sundays, 11 am - 4 pm www.madawaskahistorical.org/index.html Operated by the Madawaska Historical Society |
Wesget Sipu 4769 Aroostook Road, Eagle Lake, ME 04739 207-444-6359 donatjcyr@sjv.net |
| Museums and Cultural Groups - New Brunswick | |
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| For more details and up-to-date information on some of the museums and cultural groups in the Upper St. John Valley of New Brunswick, contact Tourisme Edmundston-Madawaska, 121, rue Victoria, Edmundston, NB E3V 2J5 1-866-737-6766 or 506-737-1896, otem@republiquemadawaska.ca. Refer to their publication La Légendaire République du Madawaska. | |
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Association culturelle du Haut-St-Jean 165, rue Bellevue Street, Edmundston, NB E3V2E2 506-735-7073 hugaud@rogers.com |
Centre Malobiannah 144 Madawaska Road, Grand Falls, NB 506-475-7769, 1-877-475-7769 fallsgor@nbnet.nb.ca www.grandfalls.com |
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Economusée de la Chandelle/Candle Economuseum 514, rue Baisley Street, St-Jacques, NB 506-735-5514 chandart@nbnet.nb.ca |
Edifice Maillet Inc. C.P. 529, 12, rue Martin Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1E4 506-263-2910 edifice.maillet@nb.aibn.com |
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Galerie Colline 195, boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5282 blavoie@umce.ca www.umce.ca Hours: Open year round |
Fortin du Petit Sault/Blockhouse 10, rue St-Jean Street, Edmundston, NB 506-735-8559 Hours: Daily from late June to early September Operated by the Société historique de Madawaska (PO Box 474, Edmundston, NB E3V3L1) |
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Le Jardin botanique du Nouveau Brunswick/New Brunswick Botanical Garden 15, rue Principale Street, St-Jacques, NB E7B1A3 506-737-5383/4444 jardin@umce.ca www.umce.ca/jardin Hours: Daily from June to October, 9am to 8 pm |
Les Forges J.B. Michaud/Blacksmith 2056 rue Commerciale Street, Route 205, St-François, NB E7A1B3 506-992-9200/6050 Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, late June to early September Operated by the Société culturelle de Saint-François |
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Maison Cyr, Musée de la Chapelle/Cyr Historical House and Chapel Museum Rue de la Chapelle Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1K7 506-263-5971 Hours: Daily, July and August Operated by the Paroisse de St-Basile (321, rue Principale Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1H7) |
Maliseet First Nation Cultural Centre Edmundston, NB 506-739-9765 mmfncfs@nb.aibn.com |
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Musée commémoratif de New Denmark/New Denmark Memorial Museum 6, chemin Main Road, New Denmark, NB E0J1T0 506-553-6897/6584/6124 annec@nb.sympatico.ca Hours: Mid-June to early September Operated by the New Denmark Historical Society |
Musée de Grand-Sault/Grand Falls Museum 68 Madawaska Rd #100, Grand Falls NB, E3Y1C6 506-473-5265 (or 506-473-5490/4881) annec@nb.sympatico.ca Hours: Mid-June to end of August, Monday-Saturday Operated by Grand Falls Historical Society/Société historique de Grand-Sault |
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Musée des pionniers de Connors/Pioneer's Museum 3614, Route 205, Connors, NB E7A1S3 506-992-9200/2500 armandb@nb.sympatico.ca Hours: Early July to end of August |
Musée des religieuses hospitalières Hôtel-Dieu de St-Joseph/Religious Hospitalers of St. Joseph Museum 429, rue Principale Street, St-Basile, NB E7C1J2 506-992-3637 www.umce.ca/hoteldieustbasile/ |
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Musée des voitures d’autrefois/Antique Auto Museum 35, rue Principale Street, St-Jacques, NB E7B1V6 506-735-2637/2525 jocelyn.michaud2@gnb.ca www.tourismenouveau-brunswick.ca Hours: June to August and September to May |
Musée historique du Madawaska/Madawaska Historical Museum 195, boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5282 blavoie@umce.ca www.umce.ca Hours: Open year round |
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Site historique de Clair/Clair Historical Site C.P. 1423, 724, rue Principale Street, Clair, NB E7A2H4 506-992-3637 sochclair@nb.aibn.com Hours: Early June to early September Operated by the Société historique de Clair |
Ste-Anne Historical Society 506-445-3077/2516 |
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Société historique de St-Hilaire Complexe Maxime Albert 506-258-3307 mmorin@nb.aibn.com |
Société historique de St-Léonard 530, rue Principale Street, St-Léonard, NB, E7E2H4 hplourde@nb.sympatico.ca |
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Société culturelle de Saint François Inc. 15, rue Bellevue Street, Saint François, NB, E7A1A4 |
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| Historical and Genealogical Research - Maine | |
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Abel Morneault Memorial Library 153 Main Street, Van Buren, ME 04785 207-868-5076 nmt@morneault.lib.me.us |
Acadian Archives/Archives acadiennes University of Maine at Fort Kent 25 Pleasant Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-7535 acadian@maine.edu www.umfk.maine.edu/archives |
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Allagash Public Library RFD 1, Box 130, Allagash, ME 04774 207-398-3159 fhafford@sjv.net www.jodiswebcreations.com/faye |
Blake Library University of Maine at Fort Kent 23 University Drive, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-7528 Fax 834-7518 lesliek@maine.edu www.umfk.maine.edu/infoserv/library |
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Fort Kent Public Library 1 Pleasant Street, Fort Kent, ME 04743 207-834-3048 mray@fort-kent.lib.me.us |
Le Centre Français de la Vallée St-Jean 101-12th Avenue, Madawaska, ME 04756 207-728-4649 info@clubfrancais.org |
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Long Lake Public Library PO Box 33, 384 Main St., Ste-Agathe, ME 04772 207-543-9395 jayotte@nci1.net |
Madawaska Public Library 393 Main Street, Madawaska, ME 04756 728-3606 admin@madawaskalibrary.org |
| Historical and Genealogical Research - New Brunswick | |
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Archives des religieuses hospitalières Saint-Joseph 429, rue Principale Street, Saint-Basile, NB E7C1J2 506-992-3637 nmt@morneault.lib.me.us |
Bibliothèque publique Mgr-W.-J.-Conway 33, Irène, Edmundston, NB E3V1B7 506-737-6848 biblioed@gnb.ca |
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Centre de documentation et d'études madawaskayennes Bibliothèque Rhéa-Larose, Université de Moncton 164 Boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5282 CKnoetze@umce.ca www.umce.ca/biblio/cdem/index.htm |
Grand Falls Genealogy Club c/o Grand Falls Public Library 131, Pleasant Street, Suite 201, Grand Falls, NB E3Z1G6 www.rootsweb.com/~nbgfgc/ |
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Université de Moncton - Campus d'Edmundston 165, boulevard Hébert, Edmundston, NB E3V2S8 506-737-5247 |
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