Full Schedule for Food, Fibs and Fiddles! Another first for the Great Northern Peninsula. The new owners of Northern Delight are hosting a major festival
First Ever Food, Fibs and Fiddle Festival Comes to Gunner’s Cove
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Category: Art
Take in a Show at Nurse Myra Bennett Centre for the Performing Arts
Cow Head has been transformed to a town focused on theatre. A new multi-million dollar performance centre has been built with lots of hard work
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Become A Cultural Ambassador of Newfoundland and Labrador
This summer, I had the distinct pleasure of travelling many communities across Newfoundland and Labrador attending many festivals, events and activities that showcased our uniquely rich
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Great Northern Peninsula would benefit from An Artisan’s Nook
This past summer I visited the Burin Peninsula, which is quickly developing its tourism product. Heritage Run is quickly becoming a destination for many travelers to
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L’Anse aux Meadows Viking Settlement – Where the World Came Full Circle
Imagine, L’anse aux Meadows, Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada is the land of first contact in North America by Europeans. Home of the only authentic Norse
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Clotheslines of Cod on the Great Northern Peninsula
Typically cod would be drying on flakes or neatly spread on flat rocks near the beach, but more and more often the cod fish can
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Stormy Cove – Old murders, long winters, and a town’s dark secrets
The Great Northern Peninsula is the setting of a new mystery novel by our very own Bernadette Calonego, an author born in Switzerland, who spends
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Old-Fashioned Time in the School House Tonight
The Noddy Bay-Straitsview-Hay Cove-L’anse aux Meadows-Quirpon Come Home Year injected a lot of life into all five of these communities as the population likely tripled
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Anchor Cafe, Port au Choix serves savouring seafood dishes!
I’ve been to Anchor Cafe a couple of times this season and have continued to enjoy favourites like their seafood chowder, mussels a la Byron
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Cod, Caplin & Quilts not the only art found in Raleigh – Taylor’s Crafts a Must Visit!
On Thursday, I spent time visiting Residents of the historic Town of Raleigh on the Great Northern Peninsula. It is a picturesque community that highlights
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St. Anthony Come Home Year Showcased Strength of Volunteers, Community Groups
St. Anthony hosted its second Come Home Year celebration since 2012. Thousands of people that year registered and flocked to our largest community on the
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The Story of the Golden Cod as Folk Artist Ben Ploughman Celebrates 20 Years
Ben Ploughman of Port au Choix on the Great Northern is a self-taught folk artist that has made his mark on the industry. His unique
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Red for Miles – Right Through the Fog!
I spent time yesterday in the “Beauty Spot of the North” – Conche, NL to talk with residents and participate in the annual garden party
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Craft Producers on Great Northern Peninsula Share Experiences
The Great Northern Peninsula has a number of craft producers that are hobbyists, part-time or engaged in the business earning a living full-time. There is
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Art, Craft & Culture Thrives on the Great Northern Peninsula
A craft fair in St. Anthony yesterday, hosted by the St. Anthony Come Home Year Committee attracted artisans and craft producers from all across the
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Quirpon will see population above 70 people for first time in years
Quirpon was a prominent fishing community on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula that has historic ties dating back to the 16th century migratory
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Delectable Seafood Dishes served at Lightkeeper’s Cafe, St. Anthony, NL
The Lightkeeper’s Cafe is perched on the edge of Fishing Point, St. Anthony, NL overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It is a whale watchers and iceberg
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Iceberg Festival kicks off with a “rumble and a roar”
The 7th Annual Iceberg Festival kicked off its 7th season this year to a room filled with energy and excitement as the icebergs surrounded the
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Rumbolt Sculpts Image from Iceberg with Chainsaw at Festival Opening!
It all started with a block of iceberg ice propped up on pallets outside the St. Anthony Lion’s Club. This 10,000 year old iceberg ice
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Embroidered Bread & Conche Caplin
The creative community of Conche is where I purchased this tapestry of embroidered bread and caplin. It sits in the public gallery at the Straits-White
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A Little Piece of Heaven Exists on Change Islands, NL
As the sun sets on the horizon, one has a feeling that a little piece of heaven exists on Change Islands, NL, On Saturday, May
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Megan Coles, Our Eliza playwright, Savage Cove native wins 2014 BMO Winterset Award for first novel
Megan Coles, “Our Eliza” playwright, Savage Cove native wins BMO Winterset Award for first novel, “Eating Habits of the Chronically Lonesome”. This is quite an
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Canada Bay Quilters launched on Great Northern Peninsula
Quilting has been something my grandmother has done for decades. She has passed on this tradition to her eldest daughter but certainly more people could
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Another French Shore and Moments in Monaco
The Great Northern Peninsula is home to the French Shore in Newfoundland & Labrador. It has a strong connection to the French from the past
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Your Road to Adventure Awaits…
Those who live on the Great Northern Peninsula appreciate the true beauty, the mystique and charm that comes with Northern living. I’ve spent a lot
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Destination Towns: Conche, NL
There are destinations one must experience when visiting Newfoundland and Labrador. The Town of Conche is one of the those unique spaces that offers a
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For the Love of Jannying – Mummer Memorabilia for the Holidays!
Most readers know by now I have an exquisite love and passion for the tradition of mummering or as we always called it growing up
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Another Year of Blogging for Live Rural NL – Happy 2015
The last day of December on the Great Northern Peninsula was pretty bone chilling, approaching minus 20 degrees Celsius. Life in Rural Newfoundland and Labrador
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Mummer’s Walk to Celebrate Milestone – 5 Years on December 29th
The Mummer’s Walk on the Great Northern Peninsula all started when two friends shared a conversation about their love for the tradition of mummering. The
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My Christmas Tree Tells Many Stories…
I put up my Christmas tree the last weekend of November. It is certainly a different process than my childhood, as we would have a
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