Eel River Crossing, New Brunswick
Eel River Crossing (2016 population: 1,953) is a Canadian village in Restigouche County, New Brunswick. The village branded itself Eel River Dundee in 2018 but the legal name remains Eel River Crossing. Eel River (Chaleur Bay) A descriptive derived from the French designation Anguille. Anse a l'Anguille changed to Eel River Cove by petition on October 14, 1950. In Mi'kmaq, Eel River was known as "Okpĕgŭnchĭk" which meant "discoloured foam on the water". History. Its name usually being simplified to Eel River, the village is situated on the river of that name. The word "Crossing