Santa  Cruz, although never achieving the status of a village,   developed on the shores of the St. Lawrence River along highway #2  midway between Woodlands and Dickinson’s Landing. Santa  Cruz was  best known to the tourists who stopped at the cottages and  confectioneries operated by Robert Lamb and Fred  Ransom.

Legend and tradition has the name derived from a Spanish or   Portuguese ship whose sailors came on shore and stayed long enough  for the settlement to be named.

An early listing of trades in the community shows the Lamb brickyard and a  tea room operated by the Ransom family. The school  house at  Santa Cruz also served families from  Woodlands.