What do Cows, Covered Bridges, Hot-Air Balloons, and Ginger Ale Have in Common? Sussex New BrunswickSussex New Brunswick quick facts:
Sussex New Brunswick is a small-town rural community filled with friendly and stress-free people. It is New Brunswick's dairy town.
Sussex is the Covered Bridge Capital of Atlantic Canada. There are 25 covered bridges in Sussex and surrounding areas and 8 are within a ten minute drive of the downtown. I’ll bet you didn’t know that covered bridges are called “kissing bridges”? In old times you could take your horse and sleigh or wagon and as you pass through a covered bridge, steal a kiss from your sweetheart without anyone seeing you. There is no shortage of cows grazing on green rolling hills, which is why Sussex is known as the Dairy Town. There is even an annual basketball tournament named after it – The Dairy Town Classic. Speaking of cows, check out the New Brunswick Agricultural Museum where you will find an impressive display of antique farm equipment, military history artifacts, and items from the railway days. Stick around for the annual Kings County Agricultural Fair, one of the oldest agricultural fairs in North America. I remember as a kid going to the auction barn for the livestock auction on Saturday mornings to sell or buy livestock. Be careful where you step, this is cow territory and they like to leave their traces behind them. Cows are not very discrete.
Take a break at the Cream Puff Bakery or the Broadway Café. With many items to choose from let them satisfy your cravings as you relax and read the local paper (while you let her browse the unique shops nearby).
Sussex annually hosts the largest balloon festival in Atlantic Canada. The Atlantic International Balloon Festival takes place the weekend after Labor Day (Labor Day is the first Monday in September).
The Balloon Festival is a very popular yearly event that is well worth seeing. It is very interesting to see how they get those huge balloons off the ground. They are launched twice a day, which includes an early morning flight and an evening flight. Get your Atlantic International Balloon Festival event calendar to plan your trip. When we were there they had exhibition-style rides for children, horse shows, skateboarding competitions, a craft fair, live music, and various food vendors throughout the day.
The Atlantic International Balloon Fiesta Has Been Chosen the Top 100 Event in North America for 2010 by By the Americian Bus Association!Our children especially enjoyed the fossil find. They have a tent set up where they have dumped a load of ground full of fossils and you have to dig to find them. Once you have found some, you wash them off and identify them using the information provided. We found many fossils and we were able to keep what we found.Sussex New Brunswick is where Sussex Golden Ginger Ale is made. Who would have thought? Not only is it a great beverage on a hot day, but also when someone in my family gets sick it cures what “Ales” them too. Ginger is known to be effective in relieving nausea and upset stomach. For such a small place, there are many things to see and do in Sussex New Brunswick. If you just want to slow down and enjoy nature at a slower pace Sussex is the place to be.
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While in Sussex New Brunswick don’t forget to take a peek at the Sussex Murals. There are 26 of them that are scattered throughout the downtown area. The Sussex Murals depict local people in their way of life now, and as it was a hundred years ago.
Even if you are just driving by, the balloons are quite amazing to see. They do offer hot air balloon rides for those who aren’t scared of heights. I’ve never been up in a hot-air balloon, but I think it would be fun! It is definitely not free.
