St Jacobs (http://www.stjacobs.com), or 'Jakobstettl' in the local Pennsylvania Dutch, is the heart of St Jacobs Country, a primary tourist destination north of Waterloo, Ontario.
St Jacobs is home base to the network of Home Hardware, Home Furniture, Home Building Supplies stores across Canada. St Jacobs is in the heart of North Waterloo's well-known Mennonite and Amish country. Driving in the area likely as not you will share the road with their horse-drawn buggies, particularly Sundays which is a day of church-going and visiting, and on Market Days when they are on the way to and from Market. Many offer home-grown produce, and home-made baking and preserves from home or road-side stands, but note that 'No Sunday Sales' signs mean just that!
There are two main tourist destinations in the area. The market is located immediately north of the Waterloo city limits. The historic village is located three kilometres to the north.
