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The photo on the right is an excellent view of the crest of Grand Falls taken in 1905, as the Saint John river plummets over the precipice on its journey down over the rocks cascading into the mighty gorge 75 feet below, the largest falls east of Niagara Falls. This gives one a since of what the early unseasoned river traveler not familiar with his surroundings faced...
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This photo above shows the Falls taken in 1885, long before the Power Dam was constructed, from the west side of the river down lovers lane. Please note the people sitting on the rocks at the brink of the falls edge, two ladies one with an umbrella and three men dressed for the occasion. How daring they must have been...
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On the right is an photograph of a group of men taking a break from a canoe trip on the upper Saint John near Grand Falls, 1890. The men setting in the tent left to right are, Andy Stratton, Allen Randolph and D. Lee Babbitt. Standing, center is Charles G. D. Roberts and seated on the canoe is Bliss Carman...
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The town of Grand Falls is seen here as it looked in 1905. Horse-drawn buggies adorn the streets with the American Hotel on the left and a the railway bridge in the background. This is the bridge that collapsed under the weight of a passenger train a short time later 1907 I believe. The search for the remains of the engine is under way as this is being written...
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The photograph on the right is of a Cable Ferry Boat at Saint-Leonard taken 1905. St. Leonard is located a short distant north of Grand Falls...
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The Power dam at Grand Falls taken 1931. On November 29, 1923, Premier Peter J. Veniot promises to turn New Brunswick's economy around with the completion of the Grand Falls Hydro Power Project...
