Yarmouth, Port town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada
Yarmouth is a port town in southwestern Nova Scotia situated at the entrance to the Bay of Fundy. The town features a working harbor with ferry service, historic waterfront buildings, and a lighthouse marking the harbor entrance.
English settlers from New England established Yarmouth in 1761 as a fishing and trading post. The town became a major shipbuilding hub and by the late 1800s ranked among the world's leading shipyards by tonnage produced per capita.
The town's waterfront remains shaped by maritime work and traditions that visitors can see in restored buildings and working fishing operations. This connection to the sea runs through daily life here in visible ways.
The ferry terminal on the waterfront connects to Maine and is easy to find from the town center. Services like shops, banks, and medical facilities are within easy reach, and checking weather conditions beforehand helps with planning since fog is frequent.
Yarmouth experiences dense fog on roughly half the days in a year when cold Atlantic waters meet the warm Bay of Fundy currents at this point. This weather pattern creates an unusual coastal environment that shapes how the town looks and operates.
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