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Tours, Gifts and History await you at the Saint John Tour Desk in Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada's oldest incorporated City.

11/03/2017

The Saint John Tour Desk is officially closed for the 2017 season. We want to thank all of our visitors and tourism partners for another fantastic year!

We hope everyone has a great winter. Stay warm!

-The Saint John Tour Desk

11/01/2017

STORY #150/150:
Canada 150!
150 years ago in 1867 Canada officially became a country. New Brunswick was one of the four provinces to create the Canadian Confederation, named the Dominion of Canada, along with Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec. After the British North America Act became law in 1867, those British colonies would be recognized as an independent nation. We didn’t stop celebrating after Canada Day, but all year long with events taking place across this vast and amazing country we call home.

11/01/2017

STORY #149/150:
City Market Mobiles
For Canada’s 150th birthday, students from local schools designed the mobiles which are hanging in the City Market. Four years ago, the Mobiles in the Market Community Art Project began. More than 25 schools have participated, hundreds of art pieces made, and thousands of students involved. At the end of the year the mobiles will be auctioned off with all proceeds donated to the Harbour Lights Campaign in support of local food banks.

10/31/2017

STORY #148/150:
St. Andrews
Coined “St. Andrews-by-the-Sea”, this New Brunswick town is designated a National Historic District. This town was founded in 1783, and named in honour of St. Andrews, Scotland. The first seaside hotel in St. Andrews was the Argyll which opened in 1881. It was followed in 1889 by hilltop resort The Algonquin. The opening of these two establishments made St. Andrews Canada’s first seaside resort community.

10/31/2017

STORY #147/150:
Saint John Ale House Cask Ale
Made exclusively for the Saint John Ale House by Moosehead Breweries, this beer is a traditional English style ale. Because of the yeast present in the unfiltered beer, a second fermentation occurs while in the wooden cask, similar to the traditional method of making Champagne. Carbonation occurs from the second fermentation process and not injected while it’s being poured. Try this unique and traditional ale at the Saint John Ale House.

10/30/2017

STORY #146/150:
Canada 150 Salmon Run
Salmon are swimming Uptown to celebrate Canada’s Sesquicentennial. 10 fibreglass-cast salmon installations have been placed in various locations around Saint John. Designs for these public art pieces were submitted by locals. If you want one these salmon for your home or business you’re in luck! The 6-foot plus salmon sculptures will eventually be auctioned off.

10/30/2017

STORY #145/150:
The Alley off the Alley (Grannan Street)
A once industrial area has become a local hotspot for cuisine and culture in Saint John. The alley at the top of Grannan Lane has had a resurgence this year with the opening of Yuk Yuks Comedy Club, Rogue Coffee, and Tuck Interiors.

10/29/2017

STORY #144/150:
Taco Pica
This Guatemalan Cooperative Restaurant is a hidden gem in Saint John, delivering authentic Central American cuisine for the past 25 years. Check out their Salsa Night, the last Saturday of each month at this local favourite on Germain Street.

10/29/2017

STORY #143/150:
Powered Saltpetre
Saltpetre is potassium nitrate, which was mixed with charcoal and sulphur to make gun power or black powder. The sulphur and charcoal act as fuel while the saltpetre becomes an oxidizer. This particular brand came from The Baird Co. Limited in Woodstock, New Brunswick.

10/28/2017

STORY #142/150:
Source Atlantic
150 years ago Source Atlantic began as a small retail store in Saint John named W.H. Thorne-General Hardware Merchants. Today, the company specializes in product supply, technical services, supply chain management solutions, and learning management systems. Source Atlantic is as old as Canada and continues to grow alongside our beloved country.

10/28/2017

STORY #141/150:
Clam Digging
A popular way to harvest clams is digging for them at low tide using a spading fork or shovel. The clams are just below the surface of the tidal sand. Commercial digging is called clamming and is done by a clammer.

10/27/2017

STORY #140/150:
Explorer Man
Holding the spyglass is our Loyalist explorer, nicknamed the Explorer Man. He represents our British seafaring heritage in Saint John. The city was settled in 1783 as thousands left America following the War of Independence. Those Loyalists set up communities around the harbour and when the population grew in size, they merged forming the City of Saint John.

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