Port Williams is one of the best places on earth to see the vertical rise and fall of the World's Highest Tides. The water level at high tide can be as much as 16 metres (52 ft.) higher than low tide. Tides happen every 12 hours and 25 minutes (or nearly an hour later each day).
Port Williams participates each year in the Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival. The following Princesses represented Port Williams and became Queen Annapolisa.
- 1939 Geraldine Clark
- 1961 Carol Harris
- 1968 Beverley McDow
- 1991 Kerry Ann Atwater
A Pictorial History of the Apple Blossom Festival, Harold Woodman
Port Williams has its own Village Pin available at the Village Office. The logo on our home page is a facsimile of the pin.
Schools:
Port Williams Elementary School
In June 1991 our school won the "Work and Well Being" Title from the provincial division of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). In the category of Small Employer, Port Williams became the first school in the history of the provincial competition to win this award.
In the September 1996 issue of Today's Parent magazine, Port Williams Elementary received national recognition when it was profiled as one of the top five great schools in Canada.
Churches:
Port Williams United Baptist Church, Main Street
St. John's Anglican Church, Church Street
Cemeteries:
Starr's Point Cemetery - The last resting place of the pioneer Planter settler, Major Samuel Starr.
Fox Hill Cemetery - Many of the first English families are buried at Fox Hill.
St. John Cemetery - Dates from the building of the church in 1804.
