The geographic area of Digby and Annapolis Counties exhibits a wide cross section of land formations and geological deposits and features. The North and South Mountain ranges formed over 2000 years ago and have been shaped by the forces of erosion ever since. Between these two mountain ranges winds the Annapolis River and the fertile soils of the Annapolis Valley. The Annapolis River empties into the Annapolis Basin and is heavily effected by the power of the tides. This can be seen in the meandering nature of the river. Inland one can find evidence of the power of glaciers. The area has numerous drumlins (many within Kejimkujik and Tobeatic Wilderness Preserve), you may also notice large boulders which appear to be out of place, rising out of the middle of lakes or in the woods. These were deposited by retreating glaciers many years ago and now often act as landmarks for people hiking and canoeing the backcountry.

Our landscape was not just effected by glaciers, but also by our coastal location and the power of the world's highest tides. These factors combined over time to give us the variety of physical features, geological features as well as habitats that you may experience here today. Along with the two mountain ranges and the river valley you will also find cobble beaches, coastal cliffs, both salt and freshwater marshes, tidal flood plains drumlands, glacier formed rivers and lakes as well as the uniqueness of the Digby Neck and Islands formation. When you consider you can drive from one end of Digby County to the opposite end of Annapolis County in two hours and from the coast to the interior in less than an hour and a half, you can see that while the area maybe small the experiences are vast.

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