This cache has double WOW's.
W.O.W. as a task in Wincat2023 with the question, Why do we love Wincat? It's been an awesome adventure! Challenging. Big encouragement to get out and enjoy the colder weather. As well as hide a variety of new caches. The commoradity with fellow cachers. Basicly - the Fun! Thank you to our faithful members for the work and time they put into this winter challenge!
The second WOW is attributed to the amazing historic Government House I stumbled upon while hiding this cache. Having left New Brunswick at a much younger age, I had no interest in history or such. Back now, years later and much more mature (!!??!! Ha) I have a facination for the history of our province!
Have you visited the Government House?
Government House was constructed from 1826-28 to be the residence of New Brunswick's Governors and Lieutenant-Governors. The home is constructed of New Brunswick quarried sandstone and situated on eleven acres on the banks of the St. John River in Fredericton. It is a significant cultural landmark in Fredericton and the Province of New Brunswick. From 1828 until Confederation, most of the important decisions affecting the Province were debated in the building.
Government House had a number of uses from Confederation to 1996. It was a school for hearing impaired students from 1896 to 1900, a military barracks during World War 1 and a hospital for returning soldiers after the war. From 1934 to 1988 the building served as RCMP J Division headquarters.
Since its re-opening in 1999, New Brunswick's Government House has been open to the public. Restored rooms include the drawing room, the dining room, a library, a music room, two conservatories and the original Lieutenant-Governor's office on the main floor. The second floor includes exhibit rooms and the current Lieutenant-Governor's office. The Lieutenant-Governor's residence is on the third floor and closed to the public.
Fifteen of New Brunswick's Governors and Lieutenant-Governors have lived and worked at Government House.
Tours
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From mid-May to the end of August free bilingual tours are offered Monday-Saturday from 10am to 4pm and Sundays from 12 noon to 4pm. The tours are approximately 45 minutes in length.
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School and group tours are available by booking in advance. Call the Office of the Lieutenant-Governor at (506) 453-2505 or e-mail. All tours begin at the visitor's entrance at the east side of the building.
Galleries
Government House is located at 51 Woodstock Road in Fredericton on the St. John River. There is full wheelchair accessibility and adequate free parking for visitors to the east of Government House.
So, GZ will take you right to the site, giving you an opportunity to spend a bt of time exploring this piece of our past! Enjoy!