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Feasting on This Fish! Main Brook is shellin’ scallops for greater returns…
The waters off the Great Northern Peninsula are filled with delicacies from the sea. There is nothing better than accessing local seafood close to home.
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Ocean Comes to Life at Bonne Bay Marine Station
The Bonne Bay Marine Station, a research arm of Memorial University is nestled in the quiet community of Norris Point aims to expand knowledge of
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The Straits-White Bay North District Newsletter#9
Click the photo for full size attachment: Printable version at following link: Newsletter9Fall2014final Live Rural NL – Christopher Mitchelmore, MHA The Straits-White Bay North @MitchelmoreMHA
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Jordi Bonet Murals a Gift for All People of the North
Jordi Bonet was born in Spain and became one of Quebec’s major artists through murals, painting, sculptures and ceramics. The panel notes how he lost
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The Dark Tickle Company is Homegrown Success!
The Dark Tickle Company, St. Lunaire-Griquet on the Great Northern Peninsula, NL offers homegrown wild berry products in the forms of jams, jellies, vinaigrette, syrups,
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PASSING TIME IN TROUT RIVER, NL
Trout River is a small fishing town on the Great Northern Peninsula that continues with the tradition of rural living, evident from the many fishing
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Quidi Vidi Village is Representative of Outport Living
The Quidi Vidi Village of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador is not found on the Great Northern Peninsula but is part of the fabric that
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Grenfell Handicrafts Proudly Producing for a Century!
The Grenfell Centre, St. Anthony, NL commemorates the life and legacy of the legendary Dr. Wilfred Thomason Grenfell. Since 1892, Dr. Grenfell has impacted the
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Gros Morne Fall Fair returns Oct. 2 to 5th at Cow Head, NL
The Cow Head Heritage Committee is hosting its second annual Fall Fair which proved to be an exceptional success last year to extend the tourism
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Woody Point is a unique starting point on your trek up the Great Northern Peninsula
A few weeks ago, I took a vacation and spent a couple of days in the Town of Woody Point. I was greatly impressed by
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Fresh vegetables, herbs, teas, creams and a Blast for the Past!
A green thumb and a little creativity leads to promotion of healthy eating and use of all natural products, as well as a unique community
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St. Anthony Cold Storage & International Shipping on the Great Northern Peninsula
Advanced transportation networks are key drivers to economic development, investment and job creation. All major cities in the world grew based upon adjacency to waterways
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Exciting Times Stem from Eddie’s Cove East Come Home Year
Eddies Cove East is a tiny community on the Great Northern Peninsula. It has 33 dwellings and about 70 residents that call this place
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Englee is all fired up with Glacier Glass!
The fishing Town of Englee is quickly becoming an artisan retreat and those who love things that are handmade. At the Town Hall one can
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Live like a Fisher at Raleigh Historical Village
Visitors to the Great Northern Peninsula can live and work like the traditional ways of a fishing family at Raleigh Historical Village in Raleigh, off
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Mussel Festival Growing Exponentially in St. Lunaire-Griquet!
The St. Lunaire-Griquet Mussel Festival was founded at the grassroots last year, as a hardworking committee wanted to give back to their community and celebrate
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Who needs Disneyland when you have Norstead Viking Village & Port of Trade?
There is still time this summer to visit the Norstead Viking Village & Port of Trade at L’anse aux Meadows, our premier attraction. This social
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Family Reunions are Incredible – Way Family Reunited After 25 years
It all started 25 years ago with a family gathering of close to 200 members of Augustus and Susanna Way convened in 1989 at the Flower’s Cove
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Mussel Festival returning in St. Lunaire-Griquet this weekend!
Last year, residents in St. Lunaire-Griquet started a community development initiative to host a mussel festival, a fitting name given the Town is the only
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12th Annual St. Anthony Music Festival – August 1st
12th Annual St. Anthony Music Festival – Featuring “NITE LIFE” and many more talented performers from around the Great Northern Peninsula. A great evening filled with
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Hare Bay Festival this weekend in Main Brook, NL
The Town of Main Brook will be filled with activity this week at the Hare Bay Festival. I encourage everyone to come out and celebrate.
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Grenfell Heritage Days A Big Success!
The legacy of Sir Doctor Wilfred Thomason Grenfell continues to be celebrated by the people of the Great Northern Peninsula at the annual Heritage Day
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Open Studio – A novel concept in Ship Cove, NL
A visit to Ship Cove, NL on the Great Northern Peninsula was filled with incredible landscapes, rich history and tradition, as well as people who
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Planting Potatoes & Roadside Gardens
Maintaining a garden of root crops has always been practiced in my family for generations. I remember spending time there with my father and grandparents,
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Community Kitchen Party Thrives on Tradition – Green Island Cove, NL
Our rural communities will thrive with active participation of residents. We saw significant success on July 11, 2014 with the first ever promoted community kitchen
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Expanded Childcare on the Peninsula Helping Retain & Attract Youth
Accessible and affordable childcare is key to building a stronger community. Rural regions of the province also need these services for recruitment and retention of
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Sustaining a Community takes Commitment – Raleigh, NL
Raleigh is home to the awe-inspiring Burnt Cape Ecological Reserve, boasting over 300 plant species with 30 being rare. The Burnt Cape cinquefoil is found exclusively on
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The Fire Still Burns – Conche, NL
The fire still burns in the small town of Conche, Newfoundland on the tip of the Great Northern Peninsula East. This community has embraced its
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Kitchen Party tonight at Green Island Cove Wharf
Tonight there will be a unique experience at my hometown community, which has a population of 187 residents. Let’s hope the wharf will be fill
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