THE FISHING FLEETThe original fishing fleet was comprised mostly of schooners and smaller rowing vessels. Schooners, powered by sail and later by engines and sails, left port seeking the rich fishing grounds. Today the Digby wharf is still home to a large fishing fleet, but the vessels have greatly changed. Gone are the days of the dory and the dorymen. Instead we find Scallopers, Draggers, Cape Islanders, Trawlers, and Seiners all equipped with modern technology for navagation, safety and most important, fish finding. HOTELS AND LODGESThe arrival of the railway and improved steamship services, in the late 1800's, encouraged an increase in the number of hotels and lodges. During the early 1900's Digby and Digby County was advertised as the "Summer Play Place of Nova Scotia", allowing for the expansion of existing hotels and lodges as well as the construction of new ones. During the summer months the population of the Digby area nearly doubled with the addition of tourists. Today Bed and Breakfast businesses are scattered throughout the area as well as several hotels and motels. Tourism is still a major industry, but the days of the grand lodges have long passed.