Wolastoq

The Wolastoq, or “beautiful river,” rises in the northern forests and flows to the Bay of Fundy. It is the homeland of the Wolastoqiyik, whose name is drawn from the river itself. Canoe routes and portages linked its upper waters with Lake Témiscouata and the St. Lawrence, as well as with other neighbouring watersheds. French visitors reached the river mouth in 1604; later, Acadian families displaced by war travelled upstream and settled in the Madawaska region.