The little harbor town of Campbellton lies at the foot of the Pain de Sucre mountain on the narrow estuary of the Restigouche River and at the western end of the Baie des Chaleurs, quite near the border with the province of Québec. It is an important trade center for the Gaspésie Peninsula. Timber and timber products are also shipped from here
Salmon-fishing plays an important role in the town's economy, as is underlined by the "Festival du Saumon/Salmon Festival" which takes place every year in the first week of July.
History
Campbellton was founded in the 17th c. by French-speaking Acadians, but they left in 1760. In that same year the last North American battle of the Seven Years' War between France and England took place in the waters off Campbellton.
A few years later the Scots settled here, and the town was named after the governor of the province, Sir Archibald Campbell.
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