Stillwater is a small community near Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia

Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia is a Canadian rural community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.Sherbrooke is nestled between Sherbrooke Lake and St. Mary's River...

, in the Municipality of the District of Staint Mary's

St. Mary's, Nova Scotia

St. Mary's is a municipal district in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.The district occupies the western half of the county and its administrative seat is in the village of Sherbrooke.- Demographics :Population trend...

 Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada

Canada

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, with a population of about 150.

Stillwater depends on its resources, such as fish, and on agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

. Stillwater's beautiful surroundings attract tourists to the community.

The St. Mary's River

St. Marys River (Nova Scotia)

The St. Mary's River is a Canadian river. It runs through Guysborough County and Pictou County of Nova Scotia and drains into the Atlantic Ocean at Sonora, Nova Scotia. At approximately , it's one of Nova Scotia's longest rivers. The river drains an area approximately of and has four branches the...

 runs through Stillwater.

Stillwater has the largest population of wood turtles In the World.

Stillwater has a lot of salmon pools to fish but the population of fish went down 10% since 1988.

Babe Ruth

Babe Ruth

George Herman Ruth, Jr. , best known as "Babe" Ruth and nicknamed "the Bambino" and "the Sultan of Swat", was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935...

 frequently fished in Stillwater and stayed in its beautiful surroundings.

Stillwater has the lands and forest station for Guysborough County.