Barbour's General Store

The Saint John Barbour's general Store ia an authentic nineteenth-century country general store, was restored by the G.E. Barbour Company in 1967 to mark the centennial year of both Canada and the G.E. Barbour Company. The store was originally located at Sheffield, New Brunswick, 60 miles up the St. John River. It was floated down the river by barge in two pieces and set up on King Street East in 1967. Operates: Mid-June to Mid-October 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Where to find Monkey Bars

What was your favorite thing to do as a kid? Hmmm. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all three movies would definitely make the cut, snowplowing with my dad in the winter, and finally spending some good ole time at the playground. A lot of people ask me what they should do with their kids while in Saint John. My advice to them is usually to take them to the museum or to a one of the play areas in Saint John. Here is a list of all of the playgrounds in the Saint John area. So get out there and master those monkey bars.

Playgrounds
All playground maintenance and new construction at the 69 locations around Saint John is in accordance to CSA Standards for Play Spaces.

NORTH/SOUTH
Allison Grounds 2 Tilley Avenue
Cabot Court 13 Foulis Court
Cedar Point Trailer Park 149 Conifer Crescent
Celebrations Street 49 Celebration Street
Centennial School 201 Visart Street
Gorman Park 70 Woodhaven Road
Hazen White School 538 Sandy Point Road
M. Gerald Teed School 151 Black Street
Millidgeville North School 500 Woodward Avenue
Princess Elizabeth School 26 Sixth Street
Queen South 70 Queen Street
Rainbow Park 205 Sydney Street
Riverview Park 287 Douglas Avenue
Robertson Square 101 Bridge Street
Rockwood Park
Shamrock Park 200 Visart Street
Somerset 34 Taylor Avenue
St. John the Baptist 223 St. James Street
Taylor Park 106 MacLaren Blvd
Troop Park 21 Troop Street
Wellesley Avenue 16 Montgomery Crescent

EAST
Bayview School 37 Jean Street
Champlain Heights School 11 Champlain Drive
Glen Falls School 10 Princess Court
Karen Street 231 Karen Street
Lakewood Heights Reservoir 1800 Loch Lomond Road
Lakewood Heights School 56 Lensdale Crescent
Lakewood School 2626 Loch Lomond Road
Loch Lomond Community Centre 21 St. Martins Road
Belmont 105 Belmont
Boyanner 156 Boyanner Crescent
Courtenay Avenue 10 Courtenay Avenue
Dresden Avenue 105 Dresden Avenue
Eastmount 20 Rockwood Avenue
Ellerdale 285 Ellerdale Street
Forest Hills School 651 Westmorland Road
Glen Road 181 Glen Road (aka Morgan Road)
Grandview Avenue School 1123 Grandview Avenue
Latimore Lake Road 1250 Latimore Lake Road
Loch Lomond School 25 Evergreen Avenue
Midwood Avenue 83 Midwood Avenue
Mispec Park 3640 Red Head Road
Ocean Drive 145 Ocean Drive
Silver Crescent 3 Silver Crescent
Silver Falls 125 Cindy Lee Crescent
Swanton Street 11 Swanton Street
Woodside Park 239 Loch Lomond Road

WEST
Barnhill 750 Manawagonish Road
Beaconsfield 643 Fundy Drive
Carleton Community Centre 120 Market Place
Dahlia 13 Dahlia Court
Dominion Park 730 Dominion Park
Havelock 625 Havelock Street
Honeysuckle 65 Honeysuckle Drive
Island View Heights 496 Ridge Row
KBM Club 2452 Westfield Road
King Square 233 Duke Street West
Lorneville Community Centre
Lou Murphy Park 231 ½ Milford Road
Lowell Street 390 Lowell Street
Martinon Community Centre 3234 Westfield Road
Monte Cristo Elba Blvd
Quinton Heights Hillcrest Drive
Seaside Park 520 Fundy Drive
Seawood School 859 Sand Cove Road
St. Patrick's School ity Line
St. Rose School 700 Manawagonish Road

A busy weekend. From Sussex to St. Martins

View of the coast from a lookout point. Magnificent!


Fuller Falls


Me on the huge suspension bridge


Fundy Trail Parkway

This past weekend was of course the long weekend and I spent my time wisely. After attending an anniversary party in Cambridge Narrows (30-40 min from Saint John) I travelled to Sussex (45 min from Saint John) Most people know Sussex as a farming community however it has grown up over the past few years. It boasts a mall, a few great restaurants and a few don’t miss festivals in the summer. Cambridge narrows is a cottage community. The river water is so warm down in this area, it is like bath water most times.

After an evening spent at a campground, I headed back home to do a little sightseeing myself. Off to the Fundy Trail I went with my backpack and some granola stuffed in it. A friend and I attempt to hike at least half every year but usually quit around the 15 km mark. Hey, that’s almost 30 km’s there and back. Give me a break!

This year we drove in and parked at our starting point. The trail is so beautiful. It truly is breathtaking. The coast line is epic and the hills and mountainous terrain looks as though it rolls on forever. My friend made a comment to me which really struck a chord as someone who took this site for granted. She said: “Imagine never seeing the ocean. Imagine never seeing this view we are looking at right now.” I never realized how magnificent the Fundy shoreline was until that moment. During our hike, we were able to see the Captain's burial ground, walk the suspension bridge over Big Salmon River, walk up the hanging cable stairs, see a waterfalls and ofcourse gaze at the fundy shorline on a beautiful beach. Could life get any better?

Saint Martin’s was packed that day. There were people all over. Restaurants were full; the streets were full of people sightseeing everywhere. It was a great sight to see for someone in the tourism industry. Saint Martin’s is about a hour drive from the city. It is a small community at the base of the Fundy Trail.