The community of St. Andrews
By-The-Sea has attracted visitors and
residents alike for many years. It has
historically been the residence of
choice for the wealthy and executive of
both Canada and the United States.
Today, St. Andrews is one of New
Brunswick's most prestigious locations
and is ranked as one of the top best
towns to live in all of Canada.
Toward the end of the
revolution in the colonies to our south
British loyalists dismantled their homes and
sailed them across the Bay of Fundy into
Passamaquoddy Bay and settled in St.
Andrews, a slender peninsula at the mouth of
the St. Croix River. Soon there were a
hundred square riggers in St. Andrews Harbor
doing lively commerce with Britain and the
Indies. By 1870 the square riggers were
gone, but by this time St. Andrews was
reinventing itself into the Newport of
Canada.
With the arrival of the
Canadian Pacific Railroad and the impressive
Algonquin Hotel the rich and famous were not
far behind. Many of their “cottages,”
survive today as does the Algonquin Hotel,
“our castle on the hill.” The history
of St. Andrews continues to ebb and flows
like our tides, always changing but ever
constant.
Today St. Andrews by the
Sea is a charming, prosperous and visually
stunning residential community. The downtown
is filled with quaint shops providing unique
and convenient services and many restaurants
including one of “Canada’s 12 best.” Salmon
tenders and lobster boats work from the town
wharf and the harbor provides safe mooring
for private boats and whale watching boats
during the summer. Seven active churches in
St Andrews and an abundance of community and
cultural groups satisfy most every interest.
There are day care facilities, excellent
public schools, a community college, three
dentists, a physiotherapist, a pharmacy,
full grocery store, a library, museums, a
hockey and curling facility, a Marine
Biology Station and Aquarium. Three
Canadian Mounted Police serve St. Andrews
along with a fire department and ambulance
service. The hospital in St. Stephen
is a 20 minute drive and a border crossing
into the United States is there as well.
A one hour drive to St. John and you are at
a major medical facility, a major airport or
the ferry to Nova Scotia.
Our Algonquin Golf Club
is a world class seaside golf course on the
45th parallel….half way between
the equator and the north pole. At the
Algonquin you can play a challenging round
of golf and share some of the areas most
remarkable ocean views with deer, eagles and
an occasional moose.
Enjoy Kingsbrae Gardens,
crystal clear lakes, beautiful forests, the
surrounding islands whales, seals, herring
weirs, fog, glorious sunrises and
breathtaking sunsets, the wonderful air and
most of all the exceptionally friendly
people. The air and the people are not
easily explained……. so you will have to
visit and experience them for yourself.
