Stillwater is a small community near

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

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, with a population of about 150. Stillwater depends on its resources, such as fish, and on

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. Stillwater's beautiful surroundings attract

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s to the community. The St. Mary's River 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 has gone down 10% since 1988.

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frequently fished in Stillwater and stayed in its beautiful surroundings. Stillwater has the lands and forest station for Guysborough County.

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Communities in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia Unincorporated communities in Nova Scotia {{GuysboroughNS-geo-stub