Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, is my hometown. I was born and raised there, and for the first 23 years of my life, it was the only city I had lived in. As the city where I was born and raised, I have a certain connection to it. It just feels familiar and always will. I didn’t know what made it distinctive, or what it was missing.

Located in the province of New Brunswick, Saint John is the oldest incorporated city in Canada. That age is evident, especially in the historic architecture, most prominently in the uptown area. Nestled along the Bay of Fundy in Canada’s eastern province of New Brunswick, Saint John has a storied history that stretches back centuries.