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.