Saint John is the oldest legal city in Canada. It was incorporated as a city by the “Loyalists” in 1785. The Loyalists were people that were loyal to the British Crown and fled America before and after the the American Revolutionary War. The city is fairly industrialized and is an important sea port destination. While we were there two cruise ships were in port.

‘On of the highlights of the city is the City Market. The City Market is the oldest continuously operating market in Canada. The Market was full of farm vendors, fresh meats, seafood, restaurants, and artisans.  The building itself was unique, being designed to look like the inside of a ship.

We walked around the Harbor area of the town looking at homes, churches and other buildings from the very early 1800’s. After dinner at Billy’s Seafood Company we drove by two historic forts.  By this time it was raining pretty hard and that limited our outside activities. The Carleton Martello Tower and Fort Howe were built to protect Saint John from attack by the American Navy from the river or sea.