{"id":12977,"date":"2025-11-25T12:14:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/?p=12977"},"modified":"2025-11-25T12:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T17:14:07","slug":"2025-undergraduate-fieldtrip-to-fredericton-nb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/canam\/2025\/11\/2025-undergraduate-fieldtrip-to-fredericton-nb\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Undergraduate Fieldtrip to Fredericton, NB"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id12977_4c2d33-b9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column12977_563bf9-e0\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>In early November (November 7-9, 2025), Dr. Mark McLaughlin and Dr. Hollie Adams co-led a group of fifteen participants on a Canadian Studies field trip across the border to the city of Fredericton, the provincial capital of New Brunswick. Offered through UMaine\u2019s Canadian-American Center, the trip is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about Canada first-hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s trip focused on Canadian past-times. UMaine students tried their hand at the sport of curling at the Capital Winter Club, receiving a one-hour lesson from a champion curler on how to throw a rock and sweep the ice. The students also enjoyed several games of candlepin bowling\u2014an East Coast variant of the sport\u2014at The Drome, a bowling alley that opened in 1961 and still requires bowlers to keep their own scores with paper and pencil. Trip participants also visited perennial favorites like the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, at which they were treated to a private tour of the gallery\u2019s world-class collection of both Canadian and international art. Another notable stop was the Fredericton Boyce Farmers Market, consistently ranked as one of the top ten farmers\u2019 markets in Canada, with more than 200 vendors showcasing Fredericton\u2019s cultural and ethnic diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian-American Center\u2019s Canadian Studies field trip is an annual event, occurring each fall semester, and closely associated with the course CAN 101: Introduction to Canadian Studies. The trip\u2019s small size ensures that students benefit from ample one-on-one time with faculty, leading to a distinctive study-abroad experience. The Canadian-American Center (with additional support from the McGillicuddy Humanities Center) subsidizes transportation, accommodations, and entry fees to sites to make the trip as affordable as possible for UMaine students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those interested in more information about this and future Canadian Studies field trips, should contact Dr. Mark McLaughlin (<a href=\"mailto:mark.j.mclaughlin@maine.edu\">mark.j.mclaughlin@maine.edu<\/a>) or Dr. Hollie Adams (<a href=\"mailto:hollie.adams@maine.edu\">hollie.adams@maine.edu<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column12977_3838ca-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column12977_3838ca-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column12977_3838ca-3b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column12977_3838ca-3b > 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