St. Martins, New Brunswick

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St. Martins is a picturesque village on the Bay of Fundy in south western New Brunswick, Canada, 40 kilometres east of Saint John. As of 2001 the population was 374. St. Martins was incorporated in 1967.

The village was founded by Loyalists in 1783, and was originally known as Quaco. Through the 19th century, St. Martins was an important shipbuilding centre. Tourism is now the major industry. Points of interest include twin covered bridges, the only place in the world where two covered bridges can be photographed at the same time, sea caves and a crescent-shaped beach. St. Martins also forms the start of the Fundy Trail, a 10 kilometre auto route along the rugged Fundy coast ending at Big Salmon River, a former lumbering centre.