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CRUISING TO CANADA AND NEW ENGLAND:

Saint John,
New Brunswick

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Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
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While the city center in most cities is called downtown, in Saint John, it is called Uptown.  This is apparently due to the fact that most of it is uphill from the harbor.  Many of the buildings in this area were built following the Great Fire of 1877 and thus it is an interesting assemblage of late Victorian architecture.
   


Saint John
Saint John
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Above: King Street, Saint John's main street.
Below: The Police Museum at the base of King Street.

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City Market, Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Undamaged in the fire was The City Market officially opened in 1876 (below and right).  
Reflecting Saint John's shipbuilding heritage, the  ceiling of the market is constructed like the inverted hull of a sailing ship.  The market still has stalls with fresh seafood, produce, meats and hand-crafted items.

City Market, Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Firefighters Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Across the street from the City Market is King's Square (left).  This park features floral displays as well as the King Edward the VII Memorial Bandstand.  This unusual two-story bandstand was the site of concerts that would attract thousands of people.

 On the other side of King's Square is the Firefighters' Museum (above right) and the Old Courthouse (left).

  Also bordering King's Square is the 
Old Loyalist Burial Grounds where 20,000 people have been laid to rest.  When the cemetery closed in 1848, the area became a memorial garden.  In 1994, the Beaver Fountain (below right) was built as a tribute to the hard work, enterprise and tenacity of the city's founders and 
population.


Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick. Canada
Somewhat further away from the harbor is the Loyalist House (left).  This museum was the home of a Loyalist family who settled in Saint John at the end of the American Revolution.  Built in 1810, the house survived the Great Fire of 1877 because servants placed wet towels and sheets around it.  Today, it features period antiques.  


The Jewish Historical Museum (right) is the only Jewish museum in Atlantic Canada.  At one time, Saint John had a substantial Jewish population, many of whom had fled persecution in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th Century. As young people have moved off to bigger cities in Canada and the United States, the Jewish population of Saint John is now only about 40 families.  
St. John, Jewish Museum
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Outside of the business area of Saint John  are reminders that this area has not always been so peaceful.  Fort Howe Lookout (right) is the site of an English fort built to protect the area in 1778.  It offers panoramic views over the city.

The Carleton Martello Tower (left) was one of 16 Martello towers built to defend Canada during  the War of 1812.  It has a restored gunpowder magazine and soldiers' barracks.    

Fort Howe Lookout, Saint John
St John, Moosehead Brewery
Moosehead Brewery
St. John, Moosehead Brewery
Also on the outskirts of the city is the home of the Moosehead Breweries, Canada's oldest independent brewery. Moosehead beer is very popular in Canada and has many followers in the United States.  The Oland family has been brewing beer in Canada since 1867.  However, the Great Explosion of 1917 in Halifax destroyed their original brewery.  They then moved to Saint John where they purchased the predecessor to today's brewery.

The brewery is very modern and high tech.  Alas, unlike some wineries, it does not give away free samples.  However, there is a store where one can purchase Moosehead products and souvenirs.

The brewery is located in the suburbs of Saint John and is not within walking distance of the cruise port.  
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