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| Sussex, New Brunswick, Canada |
We have made numerous driving trips throughout North America. One of the most memorable trips we did was the one to the east coast of Canada!
A little while back, we took a trip out east. Driving from Toronto, we visited Quebec City where we stayed in a pretty nice hostel and stayed for a couple of night visiting the fall and watched a show.
We departed Quebec City last Friday and reached Sussex, New
Brunswick on Saturday. My brother has been working and living here for six years. We had dinner with him and on Sunday he gave
us an insider’s tour of the potash mine and processing plant where he works as
an electrical inspector.
Sussex tries to
distinguish itself from the myriad little non-descript towns that dotted the
landscape by being the ‘Wall Mural” capital of Canada. Numerous full size murals covered many of the entire sidesof buildings in downtown
Sussex. Wayne likes the small town living and seems to have made a few
friends there as well.
Sussex is a small town in New Brunswick with a population of around four thousand people.
Though not a big town, it is known as the Mural Capital of Atlantic Canada.
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| The Royal Visit |
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There are more than
two dozens of huge murals painted on the walls of houses and buildings
all over town with the majority of them in downtown Sussex.
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| The Picnic Mural in Downtown Sussex, New Burnswick |
These murals depict the history and the development of the town of Sussex and the region.
There were a lot to see. When driving past Sussex, do allow some time to visit this impressive outdoor gallery of larger than life murals.
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| Larger than life murals - Notice the person standing on the bottom right hand corner of the mural |
We enjoyed walking around and looking at all the beautiful artwork!
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| The murals often cover the entire walls of the buildings where they were painted |
The best part about this - there was no admission charge at all to this display! So anyone can enjoy these artworks as many times and as long as they wish.
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Early pioneer settlers |
Taking the time to appreciate the details of the artwork, we learned that each scene of the mural tells a story of its own.
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Hockey – a rural religion |
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| These murals depict the different life aspects of the region |
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| The Merchants of Sussex |
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| Visiting my brother at Sussex, New Brunswick at his office trailer |
Blog posted Sept 2015
Visit in July of 2011
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