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Queens County has welcomed many diverse visitors over the decades.Recent records from Queens County Heritage show a definite trend towards local tourism, as 73% of all visitors to the Tilley House Museum and the Queens County Court House Museum between 1996 and 2008 arrived from other locations within New Brunswick.
However, it is equally significant to acknowledge the other visitors represented in the graph. For example, 19% of all visitors are from other parts of Canada, while 6% of visitors are from the United States of America. The remaining 2% of visitors, though seemingly a small proportion, came to Queens County from places far and wide, including Australia, Great Britain, China, Japan, Venezuela, Rwanda, Denmark, and Switzerland to name but a few of over 40 recorded countries of origin.
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Queens County Heritage Visitor Graph (1996-2008)1996-2008
Village of Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Data collected and prepared by Joanna Pearson Moore
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2010 Queens County Heritage Visitor Survey Response #4August 2010
Village of Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada
One respondent to the 2010 Queens County Heritage Visitor Survey hailing from Saint John, New Brunswick is planning extensive travel throughout the province in order to visit and re-visit areas within the province.
The respondent's travel throughout Queens County within the past 6 months has also been extensive, and includes Cambridge-Narrows, Chipman, Coles Island, Cumberland Bay, Gagetown, Gaspereau Forks, Minto, Upper Gagetown, Waterborough, Welsford, Youngs Cove, and Youngs Cove Road.
The respondent also plans to travel outside to the province to Nova Scotia in order to visit family.
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Emily D'Aoust25 September 2010
Jemseg, New Brunswick, Canada
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The following section will explore several methods of travel available to Queens County visitors over the past 100 years.From a relaxing journey up the St. John River and beyond by steamship, to railway trips through lush forests and rolling fields, to scenic drives along the county's many roads and highways, visitors travelling to and from Queens County have had the opportunity to experience many diverse aspects of Queens County's unique landscape.
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Crystal Stream Steamship Company Brochure - "Majestic"Early 20th Century
St John River, New Brunswick, Canada
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Crystal Steamship Company Brochure - "The Rhine of America"Early 20th Century
St John River, New Brunswick, Canada
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Crystal Stream Steamship Company Brochure - "Majestic and DJ Purdy"Early 20th Century
St John River, New Brunswick, Canada
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Steamship DJ Purdy on the St John River1913-1923
St John River, New Brunswick, Canada
Credits:Photograph originally from Canadian National Railways
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Steamship Victoria at Evandale, NBEarly 20th century
Evandale, New Brunswick, Canada
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Postcard - Steamship on the WashademoakEarly 20th century, circa 1908
Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, Canada
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Postcard - Second DJ PurdyEarly 20th century
Cambridge-Narrows, New Brunswick, Canada
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Steamships DJ Purdy and Magestic at Gagetown WharfCirca 1930
Village of Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada
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Steamship at Jemseg BridgeEarly 20th Century
Jemseg, New Brunswick, Canada
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