St. Andrews is a beautiful village settled by New England loyalists after the American revolution.
It has kept close to its roots and is a popular place in the summer...many of the homes are summer residences.
One of the summer homes was that of Sir illiam Van Horne who built the canadian pacific railway.
It is found on Ministers island close to the village and one can drive to it ona causeway at low tide.
It is now owned by the province of New Brunswick as it had fallen into disrepair.
It must have been an amazing place that was completely self contained..in fact the farm provided the family with milk,eggs, and produce when they were at their home in Montreal...sent of course by train daily.
The estate inclues a very large barn built in a dutch style and is still solid and usable
It is hoped there will be fnds in the future to bring it back to what it was but would require huge funds.
The main house
View to the ocean
original stove
The icebox
bathhouse that led down to the beach
pump house
The Barn
The causeway to the island
We leave for Maine so goodbye Canada for now.
WE live in a large and beautiful country.
The people we have met have been friendly and helpful.
We have really seen so little but now have a better understanding of the geography and or fellow communities.
It is getting cold..time to join the snowbirds and head south
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