New Brunswick·Museum Road Trip
Only one museum can claim to sit at the centre of New Brunswick, and it’s fitting that this museum, in Boiestown, highlights an industry that has been so central to the province’s economic history.
Visitors to central N.B. museum can experience what life was like for lumberjacks
Jordan Gill · CBC News
· Posted: Jul 18, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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The Central New Brunswick Woodsmen’s Museum is in Boiestown, where the lumber industry was vital to growth. (Jordan Gill/CBC)
New Brunswick has more than 100 museums and heritage sites. In our summer series Museum Road Trip, CBC News will highlight eight small-town historic places.
Only one museum can claim to sit at the centre of New Brunswick, and it’s fitting that this museum highlights an industry that has been so central to the province’s economic history.
The Central New Brunswick Woodsmen’s Museum in Boiestown tells the story of the area’s reliance on the lumber industry.
Dan Rooney, the executive director, said the industry has changed but has played a fundamental part in the history of Boiestown,
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