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Early map of North America

Image of an antique map of the eastern seaboard of North America, including as far north as Nova Scotia and as far south as Virginia. Four key port cities are identified including Halifax Nova Scotia, Saint John New Brunswick, Boston Massachusetts and New York City.

Source: New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame PFH2017.5-5

North American ports cities where competitive rowing grew in popularity.

In port cities like Saint John, Halifax, New York and Boston, men who worked every day on the waterfront as fishermen, lighthouse keepers, sailors, harbour pilots, boat builders, lumbermen and ferry operators, easily transitioned to the thrill of competitive rowing.