Scenic Viewscapes on the Irish Loop On August 16, 2010…I finally traversed the Irish Loop on the Avalon Peninsula of Newfoundland after years of saying
Category: History
terre de France: Fortune leads to French Islands (Part 1)
It was nearly a decade ago, during a high school French trip in May 2001, since my feet touched the soil of St. Pierre. I
The French Shore…In the Beginning
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others” (French Shore Historical Society)
A Last Will & Testament…
Three years ago, I was in Dartmouth, Devon County, England visiting Churches, Cemetaries and Archives in search of records from the past. My Aunt and I
Newfoundland & Labrador Cod Fishery
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO, THE EXPLORER JOHN CABOT REPORTED THAT CODFISH RAN SO THICK YOU COULD CATCH THEM BY HANGING WICKER BASKETS OVER A SHIP’S
The Lure of Labrador
I live just 14 miles NW of L’Anse au Loup, Labrador giving me the opportunity to wake up each morning and view the empowering rocks of the
More than 1,000 Years Ago…
Before the expeditions of Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot, 1497), Christopher Columbus and Captain James Cook – we had visitors and inhabitants. More than 1,000 years ago the Norse
A Rural Newfoundland Vacation
After living in Edmonton for just 11 months, I realized how much the ocean meant to me. However, you sometimes do not realize the things