Albert County Museum

New Brunswick


At Hopewell Cape, delve into the past in the 10 restored buildings at the Albert County Museum. Check out the maple-syrup evaporator in the carriage house, the beautiful interior of the courthouse and the 19th-century graffiti by inmates in the county gaol.


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