SkyWalk Saint John, which opened in 2017 in Saint John, New Brunswick, is one of only three skywalks in North America. The attraction is a glass and stainless-steel rooftop observation platform that extends 28 feet over the edge of a 110-foot-tall cliff above the Reversing Rapids.
“We are really excited to have this new experience in New Brunswick,” says Lynn Meehan of New Brunswick Tourism, Heritage & Culture. “SkyWalk Saint John is a very unique way to experience the power of the world’s highest tides as the Bay of Fundy collides with the Saint John River at the Reversing Rapids below. Standing on a glass platform, visitors are up close and personal with the whirlpools and rapids created with the ever-changing tides.”
Twice a day the Bay of Fundy’s tides rise 28.5 feet, complete a high tide and a low tide cycle, and the Saint John River then flows backwards, thus creating the Reversing Rapids.
From atop the platform, visitors can also see where 1.2-billion-year-old marble from South America collided with a 515-million-year-old igneous rock from Africa, view the fault line that separates the two, and learn the extensive history on the Cambrian and Precambrian-aged rocks, the terrane contact they’ve formed and their movements.
Groups can also visit the Reversing Rapids Visitor Information Centre and enjoy a meal at the Reversing Falls Restaurant, which has floor-to-ceiling windows for optimal views of the water.
To find out more, email Meehan or visit discoversaintjohn.com or tourismnewbrunswick.ca.
Top photo: SkyWalk St. John
Photo by New Brunswick Tourism, Heritage & Culture
